-- Shares Facebook Twitter Reddit Email Boar’s Head is indefinitely shutting down its plant in Jarratt, Virginia, linked to a nationwide listeria outbreak concerning sliced deli meats. On Sept. 13, Boar's Head Provision Company announced that it is also permanently discontinuing production of its Strassburger Brand Liverwurst, which was made at the Jarratt plant and contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes .
In addition to recalling the liverwurst, Boar’s Head expanded its recall “to include every item produced at the same facility as our liverwurst.” The outbreak has been reported in 18 states. At least nine deaths have been reported and 57 people have been hospitalized since the outbreak.
In a recent statement , Boar’s Head said they “regret and deeply apologize for the recent Listeria monocytogenes contamination in our liverwurst product.” “We understand the gravity of this situation and the profound impact it has had on affected families,” the statement continued. Boar’s Head said an internal investigation revealed the “root cause” of the listeria contamination was a “production process that only existed at the Jarratt facility and was used only for liverwurst.
” Related Following massive recalls and outbreaks, Americans are losing confidence in food safety regulations “Given the seriousness of the outbreak, and the fact that it originated at Jarratt, we have made the difficult decision to indefinitely close this location, which has not been o.
