Another person dies from Boar's Head deli meat sold nationwide as listeria outbreak spreads to 19 states By Connor Boyd Health And Science Editor For Dailymail.Com and Alexa Lardieri U.S.
Deputy Health Editor Dailymail.Com Published: 21:30, 25 September 2024 | Updated: 22:11, 25 September 2024 e-mail 14 shares View comments A New Yorker has become the 10th person to die from contaminated deli meat - in one of the biggest food poisoning outbreaks in decades. A total of 59 people have been sickened with listeria linked to Boar's Head deli meat products that were produced in a filthy factory riddled with infection control problems.
All 59 people have been hospitalized across 19 states. Other deaths have been reported in Florida , Tennessee , New Mexico and South Carolina The outbreak is the largest since 2011 linked to cantaloupe, and 57 have been hospitalized, with nearly 4,000 tons of meat recalled. In total eight people have died during the outbreak and 57 have been hospitalized, with nearly 4,000 tons of Boar's Head deli meat recalled The above map shows the states where illnesses linked to the deli meat listeria outbreak have been reported The CDC is continuing to urge people to check inspection labels before consuming any Boar's Head products, since some have sell by dates up to October 2024.
Recalled products have the codes EST. 12612 or P-12612 inside the USDA mark of inspection on the product labels. The CDC recommends people who bought the affected products throw them .
