You can hear the workers cheering in the video the company posted on their Twitter account:

The company issued a voluntary recall in April after a listeria outbreak sickened people and was linked to three deaths.

Last week, the Alabama Health Department gave permission for the Alabama plant to re-open.

No word yet when the ice cream could hit store shelves, but Blue Bell's social media account promises to keep everyone posted.

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