So far about 7 million pounds of deli meats have been affected by the recall, which was issued in July.
A third person has died in connection to a listeria outbreak that has been linked to a recall of Boar’s Head deli meats, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said in a news release on Thursday. The additional death happened in Virginia, the CDC said. The other two deaths were in New Jersey and Illinois. The CDC also said nine more cases were reported since a July 31 release about the outbreak, which started in late May.
The meat was distributed to stores nationwide, as well as to the Cayman Islands, the Dominican Republic, Mexico and Panama, Agriculture Department officials said.The recalls are tied to an ongoing outbreak of listeria poisoning that has killed three people and sickened over four dozen in 13 states, according to the CDC.Nearly all of those who fell ill have been hospitalized. Illnesses were reported between late May and mid-July.
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