Boar’s Head listeria outbreak slams sales at rival deli meat brands
Boar's Head Listeria outbreak has depressed demand for ham across the industry, and experts say sales have been depressed for more than a year as consumers struggle to overcome concerns about contaminated deli meat It warns that there is a possibility that The 100-year-old Boar's Head brand suffered a listeria outbreak at its Virginia plant […]
Retired veteran, 79, died after eating Boar’s Head meat other than liverwurst: lawsuit
Boar's Head, the beleaguered deli meat giant at the center of a liverwurst-linked listeria outbreak, was sued Wednesday by the family of a man who died after allegedly eating the company's ham. . Otis Adams Jr., a retired Air Force veteran, died in May after purchasing allegedly contaminated meat at a Publix grocery store in […]
Widow of LI man who died after eating listeria-tainted liverwurst sues Boar’s Head for $20M: suit
A Long Island man died in July after eating Boar's Head liverwurst contaminated with listeria, and his widow is now suing the company for $20 million. Robert Hamilton, of Hicksville, ate allegedly contaminated deli meat in early July, according to his wife, Kathleen, who filed the wrongful death lawsuit in Brooklyn federal court. Boar's Head […]
Fired Boar’s Head workers slam management at Va. plant after 10th death tied to listeria outbreak: ‘wasn’t shocked’
The Boar's Head plant in Virginia that was the source of a major listeria outbreak was a disorganized cesspool that targeted people who spoke out about unsanitary and dangerous conditions, former workers told the Post. Last week, the CDC reported that an unidentified person in New York state became the 10th person to die from […]
Boar’s Head liverwurst listeria outbreak, Letters
worst liverwurst As liverwurst enthusiasts, we are upset that Boar's Head is offering jobs at other plants and severance packages to staff at the closed Jarrett facility (“Listeria Plant Is Boar's Dead'', September 23rd). These are the same workers who have been responsible for the deaths and hospitalizations of people in 18 states. Federal inspectors […]
Boar’s Head facing legal scrutiny over deli meat listeria outbreak
Boar's Head, the deli meat company at the center of the deadly Listeria food poisoning outbreak, is under scrutiny from law enforcement authorities, the U.S. Department of Agriculture said in response to a government records request. Ta. USDA Food Safety and Inspection Service officials declined to share documents regarding USDA inspections and enforcement at Jarratt's […]
Tenth person dead from listeria outbreak tied to Boar’s Head deli meat
Federal health officials announced Wednesday that a 10th death has occurred in a listeria outbreak that forced the closure of a Boar's Head deli meat plant. At least 59 people in 19 states have become sick from a bacteria that was first detected in liverwurst made at a plant in Jarratt, Virginia. The illnesses were […]
Boar’s Head fired sanitation boss at listeria-laden Va. plant after he flagged health, safety issues
A former sanitation manager at a listeria-infested Boar's Head, Virginia, plant claims he was fired last year for pointing out lax sanitation and safety standards at the now-closed plant. Terrence Boyce, a food plant supervisor with nearly 20 years of experience, has been hired for a newly created position in 2023 at the Jarratt, Virginia, […]
Boar’s Head workers scrubbing plant infected by listeria, with no plans to reopen it
Boar's Head has deployed dozens of workers to deep clean a Virginia plant where a listeria outbreak killed several customers, but the company has no plans to reopen the facility, according to information obtained by The Post. The cold-cut food giant said last week it was “indefinitely” closing its Jarratt, Virginia, plant and offering severance […]
Boar’s Head plant closure devastates Virginia town after outbreak
The deadly Listeria outbreak that reportedly prompted Boar's Head to indefinitely close its contaminated plant has left 500 workers suddenly out of work and devastated a Virginia town. Jarratt, a small town 60 miles south of Richmond, has been hit hardest by the brand's decision to stop producing the popular liverwurst product that has been […]