TAMPA, Fla. — Sixteen flavors of Sarasota-produced ice cream linked to a deadly Listeria outbreak contained the bacteria, Florida officials have confirmed.
Big Olaf Creamery, which scientists had named as a likely source after nearly two dozen people fell ill, had already voluntarily stopped production when officials tested its equipment and ice cream for the bacteria this week.
On Friday, officials announced that of 17 flavors they tested, 16 had Listeria monocytogenes present. The results triggered an official stop sale order for the 16 flavors, according to a statement by Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services spokesperson Erin Moffet. The flavors had already been voluntarily recalled. According to documents, staff collected the samples July 9.
