By John Bonifield, CNN The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is investigating an outbreak of Listeria infections linked to Big Olaf Creamery brand ice cream, the agency said Saturday. The ice cream is only sold in Florida.
Officials with the CDC, FDA, and FL Dept. of Health suspected a link between the Sunshine State and nearly 2-dozen listeria cases. Now the CDC says Big Olaf Creamery in Sarasota might be the root of the outbreak.
The CDC has linked a Big Olaf Creamery to a Listeria outbreak that has killed one person in Illinois and sickened 22 others, but the company claims nothing has been proven.
State health officials have targeted a Florida ice cream brand as the potential source of a Listeria outbreak, but the company insists that any link is only “speculation” right now. Big Olaf Creamery is cooperating with state and federal officials during the investigation, according to a social medi…
An investigation traced a listeria outbreak that resulted in one death to products from Big Olaf Creamery in Florida. One lawsuit has already been filed.
TUESDAY, July 5, 2022 (HealthDay News) – The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has linked a recent Listeria outbreak to ice cream made by Florida-based Big Olaf Creamery.
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