United States: According to the Agriculture Department oof the US, Boar’s Head, a famous deli meat company, is recalling an additional lot of seven million pounds of ready-to-eat products produced at a plant located in Virginia.
This significant step was taken in response to the ongoing investigation into a deadly listeria food poisoning outbreak, underscoring the importance of the recall and the potential risks involved.
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This new recall would include 71 products manufactured between May 10 and July 29 under the Boar’s Head and Old Country brand names.
More than 200,000 pounds of sliced deli poultry and meat were recalled earlier. The new items include meat intended for delis and some packaged meat and poultry products sold in stores. AP News reported that it included ham, salami, bologna, and other products made at the firm’s Jarratt, Virginia, plant.
What more do the officials state?
According to the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the recalls are linked to a prevailing listeria poisoning outbreak, which has left two dead and several sickened in thirteen of the US States.
The meat company’s website stated, “Out of an abundance of caution, we decided to immediately and voluntarily expand our recall to include all items produced at the Jarratt facility,” as it has stopped producing ready-to-eat foods at the plant.
According to the Agricultural Department statement, the meat was distributed to many stores across the nation, as well as to the Cayman Islands, the Dominican Republic, Mexico, and Panama, reported AP News.
More about Listeria infections
CDC has informed that every year, almost 1,600 people get sickened following a contract with listeria food poisoning, causing 260 to die.
It generally causes high fever, joint pains, neck stiffness, dizziness, loss of balance, and convulsions. According to experts, these symptoms start appearing within ten days of eating contaminated food.