Listeria outbreak in Florida: If you have this ice cream, throw it away, wash utensils and surfaces | Univision 23 Miami WLTV

“Consumers who have Big Olaf Creamery brand ice cream at home should throw away any remaining product”, said in a statement, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).

These ice creams, according to their website, they are handmade by a family for 25 years near Pinecraft, an Amish community in Sarasota.

The product It is distributed in ice cream parlors, supermarkets, restaurants and nursing homes..

Among the patients there are five pregnant women and one of them lost her fetus. The person who died was in the state of Illinois.

In addition to Florida, the other states where sick people have been reported are Colorado, Minnesota, Georgia, Pennsylvania, New JerseyKansas, Illinois, New York y Massachusetts.

In South Florida, an infected person was reported in Broward County.

This is what those who bought the ice cream should do

  • Clean and sanitize all areas, containers, and utensils that may have come into contact with ice cream.
  • Businesses or venues should not serve this product.
  • Retail stores must not sell the ice cream until new notice.

Onions could also be contaminated

People should check your pantry for sweet Vidalia onions, of the A&M Farms company.

The FDA reported that the company is collecting them because they could be a risk to your health, due to possible listeria contamination.

“The company’s internal tests detected listeria on only one packing line,” A&M Farms reports.

these onions were sold at Publix supermarkets in Florida and Georgia and anyone who has the product in their possession must not consume it.

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