Inspectors found meat and fat residue on walls, floors and equipment. They also found mold, insects and liquid dripping from ceilings.
A Boar’s Head deli meat plant in Virginia tied to a deadly listeria outbreak repeatedly violated federal regulations, according to documents released through the federal Freedom of Information Act request. Violations included instances of mold, insects, liquid dripping from the ceilings and meat and fat residue on the walls, floors and equipment.
" Plant staff were repeatedly notified that they had failed to meet requirements, the documents showed. The documents, first reported by CBS News, didn't contain any test results that confirmed listeria in the factory. The bacteria thrive on floors, walls and drains, in cracks and crevices and hard-to-clean parts of food processing equipment.
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