CDC links Sarasota ice cream maker to deadly listeria outbreak

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CDC links Sarasota ice cream maker to deadly listeria outbreak
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The Florida Department of Health says Big Olaf Creamery is telling ice cream shops that sell its products not to serve it to customers.

who sell ice cream from Big Olaf Creamery in Sarasota not to serve the products to customers until further notice. FloridaNow it appears their suspicions are being confirmed after the Florida Department of Health announced Big Olaf began voluntarily telling its retail customers to pull its products on Saturday.

Big Olaf Creamery lists six brick and mortar locations in Sarasota County on its website, along with at least nine other retailers across the state, including Sprinkles Ice Cream Shop in St. Pete Beach, Twistee Treat on Pine Island Road in North Fort Myers, Super Scoops in Treasure Island, and Beverly's Ice Cream in Clearwater Beach.

FOX 13 contacted one of Big Olaf's stores about the listeria outbreak, however, employees were unaware of the possible connection to Big Olaf products and the stores were operating as usual.public health officials continue to interview people about the foods they ate in the month before they got sick.

"Of the 17 people interviewed, 14 reported eating ice cream. Among 13 people who remembered details about the type of ice cream they ate, six reported eating Big Olaf Creamery brand ice cream or eating ice cream at locations that might have been supplied by Big Olaf Creamery," the website says.

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