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Blue Bell says viral video of woman licking ice cream container occurred in Lufkin

Blue Bell Creameries on Wednesday says it has pinpointed where a woman removed a carton of Tin Roof ice cream from a grocery freezer and licked it before putting it back on the shelf, as seen in a video posted online.

“We have identified a Walmart in Lufkin, Texas, as the store where the malicious act of food tampering took place,” the company said in a statement posted to its website. “Our staff recognized the location in the video, and we inspected the freezer case

Additionally, the company said it found a half-gallon of Tin Roof that appeared to have been compromised.

“Out of an abundance of caution, we have also removed all Tin Roof half gallons from that location,” according to the statement.

The Lufkin Police Department confirmed it was investigating the matter, according to a post on its Facebook page. Initially, the department said, the probe into where the incident took place included Walmart stores in some Texas cities.

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“The search then went to Houston Walmart stores after investigators learned the identified woman may be living with a boyfriend in that area,” the department said. “Again, a store display case matching the one in the video could not be found.

“Earlier this morning, Blue Bell corporate instructed all of its division managers to see if they could identify the store location. Within an hour of the corporate plea, a Lufkin division manager called, saying he believed it was Lufkin Walmart. He based this on the store’s unique merchandising which matched the video.”

Lufkin investigators said they have obtained surveillance video of the incident and are working to identify the woman in the video. She could face charges of tampering with a consumer product, a second-degree felony. Police are also seeking the identity of a man seen in the video with her.

“Food tampering is not a joke, and we will not tolerate tampering with our products,” Blue Bell said in its statement. “We are grateful to the customers who alerted us and provided us with information.

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