Six more deaths linked to Boar’s Head deli meat listeria outbreak
Six more people have died and more than a dozen have been sickened in a multistate listeria outbreak stemming from Boar’s Head deli meat, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said in an update Wednesday.
Six more people have died and more than a dozen have been sickened in a multistate listeria outbreak stemming from Boar’s Head deli meat, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said in an update Wednesday.
The number of deaths is now nine, and 57 people have been hospitalized since the outbreak, which the CDC said was the largest listeriosis outbreak since 2011, when more than 30 people died from affected cantaloupe. The outbreak has been reported in 18 states.
On July 25, Boar's Head recalled its Strassburger Brand Liverwurst over concerns it contained the bacterium Listeria monocytogenes. The meat was produced at its Jarratt, Virginia, facility.
The recall was expanded days later to include 7 million pounds of meat, which the company said is every item produced at the facility.
"Food safety is our absolute priority, and the health and well-being of our consumers are paramount," Boar's Head said in an Aug. 15 update. "We deeply regret the impact this recall has had on affected families. No words can fully express our sympathies and the sincere and deep hurt we feel for those who have suffered losses or endured illness."
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