Florida ice cream brand Big Olaf Creamery linked to listeria: CDC Anyone who has products from Big Olaf Creamery, which is based in Sarasota, should throw them away, the CDC said. Our flavors are original recipes made with a smooth, creamery consistency and fresh, high butter fat (14%) milk. The lawsuit comes three days after the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention issued an advisory warning consumers not to sell or eat Big Olaf ice cream and linking it to a listeria outbreak. On Sunday, Rosie Peachey of Big Olaf Creamery said that despite the CDC's advisory, the ice cream's link to the outbreak was "only speculation" and that the brand was not confirmed to be linked to the cases. The technical storage or access is strictly necessary for the legitimate purpose of enabling the use of a specific service explicitly requested by the subscriber or user, or for the sole purpose of carrying out the transmission of a communication over an electronic communications network. The Big Olaf brand ice cream was sold in plastic pint-size containers, plastic half-gallon containers and plastic 2.5-gallon tubs sold to independent retailers in Florida as well as consumers in restaurants and senior homes. But if Big Olaf sold ice cream knowing there was an outbreak and without shutting down or disposing of any contaminated product, then Marler said the company could be subjecting itself to criminal liabilities. Notifications can be turned off anytime in the browser settings. Deadly Listeria Outbreak Linked to Ice Cream - WebMD The outbreak left one . Samples from sick people showed a common strain of Listeria monocytogenes. Ice cream produced by family-owned Big Olaf has been linked to 23 illnesses and 22 hospitalisations across ten states, CDC said. 8 min read Big Olaf Creamery at 5208 Ocean Blvd. The Sarasota area loves our ice cream, and we think you will love it too. Our Food Safety Team has more experience handlingListerialawsuitsthan any other law firm in the country securing some of the largestListeriasettlements in U.S. history including a recent award of $6.4 million. //]]>. Big Olaf Creamery has halted production and distribution. Those who are not pregnant may have a headache, stiff neck, loss of balance, convulsions and confusion in addition to muscle aches and fever if they contract Listeria. ST. AUGUSTINE, Fla. 10 Tampa Bay contributed to this report. Listeria outbreak linked to Florida ice cream - WFLX A Big Olaf franchise on Tamiami Trail in Sarasota remained open Sunday, despite warnings from the CDC. In some cases, the illness may also cause miscarriage, premature delivery, life-threatening infection of the newborn or stillbirth, the CDC says. The pain and sadness are overwhelming, Richelle is quoted as saying after her mothers death. Sarasota ice cream maker sued for 'wrongful death' of grandma - WTSP