A third person has died after being diagnosed with listeria linked to Boar's Head deli meats , federal food safety officials say. The death in Virginia follows deaths in New Jersey and Illinois, while nine new cases of listeria linked to their deli meats have been confirmed since July 31. Cases have been reported in 13 different US states since Boar's Head recalled seven million pounds of meat.
An initial recall was expanded on July 30 after listeria was detected in a liverwurst sample collected by health officials in Maryland. NASA astronauts trapped in ISS given difficult news as they remain stranded Politician to boycott Olympics closing ceremony over 'outrageous' USA moment A liverwurst sample tested in New York also contained the same strain of listeria , he Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) said on Thursday. The recall impacts more than 70 products — including ham, beef salam, bologna and liverwurst — produced at the company’s plant in Jarratt, Virginia.
New York has the highest number of confirmed listeria cases, with 14 people falling ill, while Maryland has eight cases. Other states impacted include: Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Massachusetts, Minnesota, Missouri, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, Virginia and Wisconsin. Two lawsuits have been filed against Boar's Head - one in Missouri and the other a class action suit in a New York federal court.
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