Listeria Food Poisoning Outbreak Prevention Measures Updated by USDA
Numerous listeria food poisoning outbreaks in recent months have caused federal safety officials to reanalyze their inspection processes.
Numerous listeria food poisoning outbreaks in recent months have caused federal safety officials to reanalyze their inspection processes.
However, it is still not likely all illnesses from the Boar’s Head listeria outbreak have been reported, due to the bacteria’s incubation period.
Complaint comes as Virginia facility at the center of Boar’s Head listeria outbreak has been closed indefinitely, due to multiple health code violations.
An 88-year-old man suffered fatal illness after consuming Boar’s Head deli meat contaminated with listeria bacteria at a Virginia manufacturing facility.
More than 57 hospitalizations and nine deaths have now been linked to listeriosis infections caused by recalled Boar’s Head deli meats, with personal injury and class action lawsuits being pursued in courts nationwide.
The deli meat recall was recently expanded to include an additional 7 million pounds of Boar's Head products that may be contaminated with listeria.
A nationwide Boar's Head recall has been issued for more than 200,000 pounds of deli meats, after Maryland health officials discovered listeria contamination in an unopened package of liverwurst.