Boar's Head is closing its Jarratt, Virginia meat plant that's been tied to a deadly listeria outbreak.
The plant in Jarratt, Virginia was tied to a listeria outbreak stretching across 18 states, and an inspection found mold, insects and other safety violations.After a deadly listeria outbreak stretched across 18 states and killed at least nine people, Boar's Head will"indefinitely close" the Jarratt, Virginia, meat plant tied to the outbreak.Listeria monocytogenes
Those measures include Boar's Head permanently discontinuing liverwurst, which was the product that was recalled for causing the listeria outbreak. The"root cause of the contamination" was"a specific production process that only existed at the Jarratt facility and was used only for liverwurst," the company said.
Documents obtained by the Associated Press through federal Freedom of Information Act requests showed that the plant"repeatedly violated federal regulations," the Between Aug. 1, 2023, and Aug. 2, 2024, inspectors found “heavy discolored meat buildup" and “meat overspray on walls and large pieces of meat on the floor.” They also documented flies “going in and out” of pickle vats and “black patches of mold” on a ceiling. One inspector detailed blood puddled on the floor and “a rancid smell in the cooler.” Plant staff were repeatedly notified that they had failed to meet requirements, the documents showed.
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