Published: Jul. 31, 2024, 6:03 a.m.Boar’s Head is recalling more than 7 million more pounds of ready-to-eat products made at a Virginia plant after a deadly outbreak of listeria food poisoning continues, according to the U.S. Agriculture Department officials said Tuesday.includes 71 products made between May 10 and July 29 under the Boar’s Head and Old Country brand names.
There was a previous 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.The recalls are tied to an ongoing outbreak of listeria poisoning that has killed two people and sickened nearly three dozen in 13 states, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Nearly all of those who got sick have been hospitalized.
“Out of an abundance of caution, we decided to immediately and voluntarily expand our recall to include all items produced at the Jarratt facility,” the company said on its website. It has also halted production of ready-to-eat foods at the plant.The meat was distributed to stores nationwide, as well as to the Cayman Islands, the Dominican Republic, Mexico and Panama, Agriculture Department officials said.