US health officials announced a recall of some Boar’s Head liverwurst and other deli meats as they investigate a listeria outbreak that has sickened nearly three dozen people and caused two deaths.
Boar’s Head recalled its liverwurst because it may be tainted with the listeria bacteria, the US Agriculture Department said. The company is also recalling additional deli meats that were produced on the same line and on the same day as the liverwurst.
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https://www.huffpost.com/entry/recall-boars-head-deli-meats-listeria-outbreak-probe_n_66a3b7c5e4b07ba408b4f815
Boar’s Head expands recall to include 7 million more pounds of deli meats tied to listeria outbreak
It follows an earlier recall of more than 200,000 pounds of sliced deli poultry and meat. The new items include meat intended to be sliced at delis as well as some packaged meat and poultry products sold in stores.
They include liverwurst, ham, beef salami, bologna and other products made at the firm’s Jarratt, Virginia, plant.
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https://apnews.com/article/boars-head-listeria-deli-meat-ebff78f4d6e5dad8483a6063623cd9a1
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You have to wonder how they figured out it was the Boar's Head. I've never seen a deli that sanitized the meat slicer between different products. Everything was probably going out the door with listeria, and there's no test for it unless people get sick enough for it to be in their blood/spinal fluid.
@AlphaCentauri It appears they tested unopened, wrapped packages of Boar's Head and concluded that the listeria was due to their products.