Big Olaf Creamery
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| Industry | Foods |
| Founded 📆 | 1982 |
| Founder 👔 | Dennis Yoder |
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| Products 📟 | Ice cream |
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Big Olaf Creamery is a Florida-based ice cream chain founded in 1982 by Dennis Yoder.[1] In 2022, the company became notable for its Listeria outbreak.[2][3]
History[edit]
The first location was located in Siesta Village off the coast of Sarasota, Florida. Big Olaf was founded by Dennis Yoder, who also served as the chief ice cream maker.
In 2003, Tom Peachy joined Big Olaf and now serves as president of the company.
Big Olaf Creamery of Sarasota has multiple store locations in Florida and sells to retailers across the state. The brand also has one location in Ohio.[4]
2022 Listeria Outbreak[edit]
On July 1, 2022, the CDC issued a food safety alert urging to stop eating and dispose of Big Olaf ice cream. Details of the investigation explained that 22 people had been hospitalized and 1 person had died. At the time, 17 of those patients had been interviewed by the CDC, six of whom claimed they had recently eaten Big Olaf branded ice cream, or they ate ice cream from a location that might be supplied by the creamery.[5] Cases were reported in Florida, Colorado, Georgia, Illinois, Kansas, Massachusetts, Minnesota, New Jersey, New York, and Pennsylvania.[6][7][8][9][10][11]
On July 16, 2022, the FDA reported Big Olaf was recalling all of its ice cream flavors, weeks after the beginning of the Listeria probe.[12] Two Big Olaf stores were rebranded as “Blue Pineapple” following the recall and serving different ice cream. The company is facing lawsuits as a result of the outbreak. A Massachusetts couple filed a lawsuit after suffering a miscarriage linked to the outbreak. [13]
References[edit]
- ↑ "About Us". Retrieved 7 August 2022.
- ↑ "Big Olaf Creamery Recalls Ice Cream Because of Possible Health Risk". fda. Retrieved 7 August 2022.
- ↑ "CDC: 25 cases now linked to Listeria outbreak tied to Big Olaf". wtsp.
- ↑ "About Us". Retrieved 7 August 2022.
- ↑ "Explained: Everything we know about the listeria outbreak connected to Big Olaf Creamery". MySuncoast. Retrieved 2 August 2022.
- ↑ "Florida ice cream company Big Olaf recalls its products following a listeria outbreak". NPR. Retrieved 2 August 2022.
- ↑ "Two new hospitalizations tied to Big Olaf ice cream reported, CDC says". MySuncoast.
- ↑ "Big Olaf Creamery ice cream recalled due to listeria outbreak in 10 states". Good Morning America.
- ↑ "Big Olaf recalls all flavors of ice cream". Consumer Affairs.
- ↑ "Ice cream recalled due to listeria outbreak in 10 states". ABC30.
- ↑ "This Ice Cream Is Being Tied to Over 20 Illnesses". Eat This Not That.
- ↑ "MONEYWATCH Big Olaf Creamery recalls ice cream weeks after being told of listeria probe". CBS News. Retrieved 2 August 2022.
- ↑ "Woman miscarries after she got listeria from ice cream in Clearwater, suit says". Tampa Bay.
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