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Title: Listeria outbreak tied to Florida ice cream maker sickens 25
Post by: mystery-ak on August 06, 2022, 12:37:31 am
Published 6 hours ago
Listeria outbreak tied to Florida ice cream maker sickens 25
Illnesses tied to Big Olaf Creamery products are likely higher, the CDC says


By Daniella Genovese FOXBusiness

A deadly listeria outbreak tied to a Florida-based company's ice cream products has sickened 25 people in nearly a dozen states and hospitalized almost all of them.

The number of illnesses, though, is likely higher, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).

On Thursday, the CDC increased the number of illnesses potentially linked to Big Olaf Creamery ice cream products to 25 from 22. In total, 24 people have been hospitalized, and one person has died. Out of five people who got sick during their pregnancy, "one person’s illness resulted in a fetal loss," according to the CDC.

After being informed of the outbreak on July 1, Big Olaf Creamery says it "immediately ceased production and distribution of the ice cream product." The company finally issued a widespread recall for all flavors and all lots of its ice cream products on July 13. 

https://twitter.com/FDArecalls/status/1547294248499904512

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