Listeria Outbreak Linked to Ice Cream
Posted July 8, 2022
CDC is concerned that Big Olaf Creamery ice cream could still be in people’s homes or available for sale in stores. Big Olaf Creamery ice cream is sold in Florida in Big Olaf Creamery stores and stores with different company names.
Fast Facts
- Illnesses: 23
- Hospitalizations: 22
- Deaths: 1
- States: 10
- Recall: No
- Investigation status: Active
What Everyone Should Do
Do not eat Big Olaf Creamery ice cream.
- If you have any Big Olaf Creamery ice cream at home, throw it away.
- If you are in Florida and don’t know if the ice cream being sold is Big Olaf Creamery brand, ask the store before you buy or eat it.
Clean any areas, containers, and serving utensils that may have touched the ice cream.
What Businesses Should Do
Do not serve or sell any Big Olaf Creamery ice cream products.
- Clean and disinfect any areas and equipment that may have touched Big Olaf Creamery ice cream products, including ice cream scoops and other serving utensils.
What People at Higher Risk Should Do
Listeria is most likely to sicken pregnant people and their newborns, adults aged 65 or older, and people with weakened immune systems. Other people can be infected with Listeria, but they rarely become seriously ill.
Call your healthcare provider right away if you have any of these Listeria symptoms:
- Pregnant people typically experience only fever, fatigue, and muscle aches. However, Listeria infections during pregnancy can lead to miscarriage, stillbirth, premature delivery, or life-threatening infection of the newborn.
- People who are not pregnant may experience headache, stiff neck, confusion, loss of balance, and convulsions, in addition to fever and muscle aches.
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