BOAR'S HEAD PROVISIONS CO. EXPANDS RECALL FOR READY-TO-EAT MEAT AND POULTRY PRODUCTS DUE TO POSSIBLE LISTERIA CONTAMINATION
July 30 2024 - 7:07PM
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Congressional and
Public Affairs Bailey McWilliams
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BOAR'S HEAD PROVISIONS CO. EXPANDS RECALL FOR READY-TO-EAT MEAT
AND POULTRY PRODUCTS DUE TO POSSIBLE LISTERIA
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WASHINGTON, July 30, 2024 – Boar's Head
Provisions Co., Inc., a Jarratt, Va., establishment, is expanding
its July 26, 2024, recall of deli meat products that may be
adulterated with Listeria monocytogenes, the U.S. Department of
Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) announced
today. The establishment is recalling approximately 7 million
additional pounds of ready-to-eat meat and poultry products. Whole
genome sequencing results show that a liverwurst sample collected
by the Maryland Department of Health tested positive for the
outbreak strain of Listeria monocytogenes. This expansion
includes 71 products produced between May 10, 2024, and July 29,
2024, under the Boar’s Head and Old Country brand names. These
items include meat intended for slicing at retail delis as well as
some packaged meat and poultry products sold at retail locations.
These products have “sell by” dates ranging from 29-JUL-2024
through 17-OCT-24. View full product list. View labels. The
products subject to recall were distributed to retail locations
nationwide and some were exported to the Cayman Islands, Dominican
Republic, Mexico, and Panama. The products shipped to retailers
bear establishment number “EST. 12612” or “P-12612” inside the USDA
mark of inspection on the product labels. The problem was
discovered when FSIS was notified that a liverwurst sample
collected by the Maryland Department of Health tested positive for
L. monocytogenes. The Maryland Department of Health, in
collaboration with the Baltimore City Health Department, collected
an unopened liverwurst product from a retail store for testing as
part of an outbreak investigation of L. monocytogenes infections.
Further testing determined the product sample tested positive for
the outbreak strain. Anyone concerned about illness should contact
a healthcare provider. FSIS is working with the
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and state public
health partners to investigate the multistate outbreak of L.
monocytogenes infections linked to meats sliced at delis. As of
July 30, 2024, 34 sick people have been identified in 13
states, including 33 hospitalizations and two deaths. Samples were
collected from sick people from May 29, 2024, to July 12, 2024. The
investigation is ongoing, and FSIS continues to work with the CDC
and state partners. The CDC Food Safety Alert, Listeria Outbreak
Linked to Meats Sliced at Delis, will continue to be updated with
the latest investigation details. Consumption of food
contaminated with L. monocytogenes can cause listeriosis, a serious
infection that primarily affects people who are pregnant, aged 65
or older, or with weakened immune systems. Less commonly, persons
outside these risk groups are affected. Listeriosis can
cause fever, muscle aches, headache, stiff neck, confusion, loss of
balance and convulsions sometimes preceded by diarrhea or other
gastrointestinal symptoms. An invasive infection spreads beyond the
gastrointestinal tract. In people who are pregnant, the infection
can cause miscarriages, stillbirths, premature delivery or
life-threatening infection of the newborn. In addition, serious and
sometimes fatal infections can occur in older adults and persons
with weakened immune systems. Listeriosis is treated with
antibiotics. Persons in the higher-risk categories who experience
flu-like symptoms within two months after eating contaminated food
should seek medical care and tell the health care provider about
eating the contaminated food. FSIS is concerned that some
product may be in consumers’ refrigerators and in retail deli
cases. Consumers who have purchased these products are urged not to
consume them and retailers are urged not to sell these products
with the referenced sell by dates. These products should be thrown
away or returned to the place of purchase. Consumers who have
purchased these products are also urged to clean refrigerators
thoroughly to prevent the risk of cross-contamination. FSIS
recommends retail delis clean and sanitize all food and non-food
surfaces and discard any open meats and cheeses in the deli.
Retailers may refer to FSIS’ guideline, Best Practices Guidance for
Controlling Listeria monocytogenes in Retail Delicatessens, for
information on steps to prevent certain ready-to-eat foods that are
prepared or sliced in retail delis and consumed in the home, such
as deli meats and deli salads, from becoming contaminated with L.
monocytogenes. FSIS routinely conducts recall effectiveness
checks to verify recalling firms notify their customers of the
recall and that steps are taken to make certain that the product is
no longer available to consumers. When available, the retail
distribution list(s) will be posted on the FSIS website
at www.fsis.usda.gov/recalls. Consumers with questions
regarding the recall can contact Boar’s Head Provisions Co., Inc.,
Customer Service at 1-800-352-6277. Media with questions can
contact Elizabeth Ward, Vice President of Communications, Boar’s
Head Provisions Co., Inc., at media@boarshead.com. Consumers
with food safety questions can call the toll-free USDA Meat and
Poultry Hotline at 888-MPHotline (888-674-6854) or send a question
via email to MPHotline@usda.gov. For consumers that need to report
a problem with a meat, poultry, or egg product, the online
Electronic Consumer Complaint Monitoring System can be accessed 24
hours a day at https://foodcomplaint.fsis.usda.gov/eCCF/.
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USDA RECALL
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Class I This is a health hazard situation
where there is a reasonable probability that the use of the product
will cause serious, adverse health consequences or death. |
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Class II This is a health hazard situation
where there is a remote probability of adverse health consequences
from the use of the product. |
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Class III This is a situation where the use
of the product will not cause adverse health consequences. |
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