Florida company recalls ice cream linked to Listeria outbreak, F.D.A. Said
Big Olaf Creamery's recall comes as federal authorities investigate its products, which have been linked to infections leading to one's death and the hospitalization of two dozen.
Florida company recalls ice cream amid investigation into listeria outbreak that has been blamed for causing the death of one person and the hospitalization of two dozen, the Food and Drug Administration said Wednesday. , Florida, recalled all flavors of its ice cream with an expiration date through June 30 "because it has the potential to be contaminated" with listeria bacteria, the F.D.A. said. Listeria causes a disease that can be fatal, especially in children, the elderly, and people with weakened immune systems, and an infection can also cause miscarriages and stillbirths in pregnant women.
< p class="css-at9mc1 evys1bk0">Big Olaf Creamery ceased production and distribution of its ice cream on July 1 after the Florida Department of Health informed the company that it was investigating an outbreak linked to its products, the F.D.A. said in a statement.The ice cream is made by Amish artisans at a creamery in Pinecraft, a Sarasota neighborhood. The products had been sold to retailers, restaurants and retirement homes in Florida, and at an undisclosed location in Fredericksburg, Ohio, the F.D.A. said.
"Big Olaf is cooperating fully with regulatory authorities to successfully return all suspect products and has asked retailers to halt sales and dispose of products," the agency said in a statement. statement. The F.D.A. added that its investigation is ongoing and that other brands of ice cream may also have caused infections.
Big Olaf Creamery did not immediately return a phone call seeking comment Wednesday evening.
Earlier this month, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said the company was linked to an outbreak of listeria in 10 states . Among those hospitalized, 10 people lived out of state and had visited Florida in the previous month, the C.D.C. said.
Infected people live in Colorado, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Kansas, Massachusetts, Minnesota, New Jersey, New York and Pennsylvania, according to the C.D.C.
Infections have occurred in the past six months and have affected people aged under one year to 92 years old, the agency said. Five became ill during pregnancy, including one who suffered fetal loss, the C.D.C. said.
As of July 8, 23 people had been infected with the epidemic strain of listeria, according to the agency's website. In the United States, approximately 1,600 people contract listeriosis each year from contaminated food.
Infections can cause flu-like symptoms, including fever , muscle aches, vomiting and diarrhea, which usually begin two weeks after ingesting food containing the bacteria, although onset may vary, the C.D.C. said. According to the Food and Drug Administration, severe cases can take months to develop.
About one in five people with listeriosis die, according to the...
Big Olaf Creamery's recall comes as federal authorities investigate its products, which have been linked to infections leading to one's death and the hospitalization of two dozen.
Florida company recalls ice cream amid investigation into listeria outbreak that has been blamed for causing the death of one person and the hospitalization of two dozen, the Food and Drug Administration said Wednesday. , Florida, recalled all flavors of its ice cream with an expiration date through June 30 "because it has the potential to be contaminated" with listeria bacteria, the F.D.A. said. Listeria causes a disease that can be fatal, especially in children, the elderly, and people with weakened immune systems, and an infection can also cause miscarriages and stillbirths in pregnant women.
< p class="css-at9mc1 evys1bk0">Big Olaf Creamery ceased production and distribution of its ice cream on July 1 after the Florida Department of Health informed the company that it was investigating an outbreak linked to its products, the F.D.A. said in a statement.The ice cream is made by Amish artisans at a creamery in Pinecraft, a Sarasota neighborhood. The products had been sold to retailers, restaurants and retirement homes in Florida, and at an undisclosed location in Fredericksburg, Ohio, the F.D.A. said.
"Big Olaf is cooperating fully with regulatory authorities to successfully return all suspect products and has asked retailers to halt sales and dispose of products," the agency said in a statement. statement. The F.D.A. added that its investigation is ongoing and that other brands of ice cream may also have caused infections.
Big Olaf Creamery did not immediately return a phone call seeking comment Wednesday evening.
Earlier this month, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said the company was linked to an outbreak of listeria in 10 states . Among those hospitalized, 10 people lived out of state and had visited Florida in the previous month, the C.D.C. said.
Infected people live in Colorado, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Kansas, Massachusetts, Minnesota, New Jersey, New York and Pennsylvania, according to the C.D.C.
Infections have occurred in the past six months and have affected people aged under one year to 92 years old, the agency said. Five became ill during pregnancy, including one who suffered fetal loss, the C.D.C. said.
As of July 8, 23 people had been infected with the epidemic strain of listeria, according to the agency's website. In the United States, approximately 1,600 people contract listeriosis each year from contaminated food.
Infections can cause flu-like symptoms, including fever , muscle aches, vomiting and diarrhea, which usually begin two weeks after ingesting food containing the bacteria, although onset may vary, the C.D.C. said. According to the Food and Drug Administration, severe cases can take months to develop.
About one in five people with listeriosis die, according to the...
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