Ice cream has been a recurrent source of Listeria contamination in recent years. The most recent deadly outbreak was linked to Big Olaf Creamery in Sarasota, Florida.
What You Can Do & How We Can Help
The Schmidt Firm, PLLC is currently accepting ice cream induced injury cases in all 50 states. If you or somebody you know has been diagnosed with Listeria, you should contact our lawyers immediately for a free case consultation. Please use the form below to contact our Food Poisoning Litigation Group or call toll free 24 hours a day at (866) 920-0753.
UPDATE: Deadly Listeria Outbreak Linked to Big Olaf Ice Cream
In July 2022, health officials linked a deadly outbreak of Listeria illnesses to Big Olaf Ice Cream in Sarasota, Florida. From January 2021 through June 2022, at least 23 people were infected, including 22 people who were hospitalized, 1 person from Illinois who died, and 1 pregnant woman who suffered a fetal loss, according to the CDC Food Safety Alert.
Ice Cream Recalls for Listeria
- Big Olaf Ice Cream
- The Royal Ice Cream Company (multiple brands)
- Batch Ice Cream
- Velvet Ice Cream & Sherbet
- Peekaboo Ice Cream
- Ice cream bars (multiple brands)
- Blue Bell Ice Cream
The Royal Ice Cream Company Recalls Several Brands of Ice Cream for Listeria Risk
In February 2022, The Royal Ice Cream Company recalled multiple brand-names of ice cream after FDA inspectors found Listeria monocytogenes bacteria on processing equipment.
The recall involves all flavors, expiration dates and sizes of ice cream with the manufacturing plant number “CT121” or “CT#121”.
The following products are included in the recall:
- Batch Ice Cream
- Royal Ice Cream
- Ronny Brook Ice Creams
- New Orleans Ice Cream
- Maple Valley Ice Cream
- Art Cream
- Sweet Scoops Yogurt
- Gelato Fiasco
- Biggy Iggy’s Ice Cream Sandwiches
- Munson Chip Wich Ice Cream sandwiches
- Giffords Ice Cream Sandwiches
- Chewy Louie Ice Cream Sandwiches
- Snow Wich Ice Cream Sandwich
- Newport Creamery – Crazy Vanilla, Van & Choc, Vanilla & Coffee HG – only
- Dough Wich — Connecticut — 4-oz Cookie Dough sandwich (Vanilla, Chocolate and French Vanilla)
- Doris Italian Markets — Florida — Spumoni wedge, Spumoni Half Gallon, Tartufo, Cannoli, Spumoni Pie Slices
The recalled ice cream products were sold at retail stores in Massachusetts, Connecticut, Rhode Island, Vermont, New York, Louisiana, Florida, Texas and New Hampshire.
What is Listeria?
Listeria monocytogenes is a bacteria that can cause severe, life-threatening food poisoning infections. Unlike most types of bacteria, it can survive in foods in the freezer, including ice cream.
People who are infected may suffer invasive infections that spread beyond the digestive system to the brain and other parts of the body, resulting in meningitis (brain inflammation) and death. In pregnant women, Listeria infection can cause miscarriages and stillbirths.
Signs & Symptoms of Severe Listeria Infection
The symptoms of a severe Listeria infection usually occur within 2 weeks of eating contaminated food, but it can take up to 70 days. These symptoms may include:
- Headache
- Stiff neck
- Confusion
- Loss of balance
- Convulsions
- Fever
- Muscle aches
- Gastrointestinal symptoms
- Diarrhea
- Vomiting
Do I have an Ice Cream Listeria Lawsuit?
The Schmidt Firm, PLLC is currently accepting ice cream induced injury cases in all 50 states. If you or somebody you know has been diagnosed with Listeria, you should contact our lawyers immediately for a free case consultation. Please use the form below to contact our Food Poisoning Litigation Group or call toll free 24 hours a day at (866) 920-0753.
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