There's been one more death linked to listeria illness from tainted deli meats made by Boar's Head, bringing the death toll to 10. The latest update from the U.S.
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recorded an additional death in New York State. Overall, 59 people have now been sickened and hospitalized after consuming Boar's Head products containing the dangerous bacterium. "One person got sick during their pregnancy and remained pregnant after recovering," the CDC noted.
On Sept. 13, Boar's Head announced that its Jarratt, Va.-based manufacturing plant , found to be the source of the deadly outbreak of listeria infections, will be closed indefinitely.
Boar's Head added that it also believes it has located the source of contamination. "Our investigation has identified the root cause of the contamination as a specific production process that only existed at the Jarratt facility and was used only for liverwurst. With this discovery, we have decided to permanently discontinue liverwurst," the company said in a statement released Sept.
13. Deaths have occurred in Florida, Illinois, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, South Carolina, Tennessee and Virginia. It's now the largest listeria outbreak reported in the United States since one linked to tainted cantaloupes in 2011, the CDC noted.
The expanded recall now includes 71 products made between May 10 and July 29 under the Boar's Head and Old Country brand names. Some of the suspect product could still be in family refriger.