Boar’s Head Confronts Multiple Lawsuits Amid Deadly Listeria Outbreak Linked to Its Deli Meats
Jarratt, VA – Food manufacturer Boar’s Head is grappling with multiple lawsuits after a widespread listeria outbreak linked to deli meats produced at its Virginia facility resulted in several deaths and numerous hospitalizations across the United States. The outbreak led to a major recall of millions of pounds of deli meat in August, after investigators identified the Jarratt plant as the source of the contamination. Listeria monocytogenes, the bacterium responsible for the outbreak, has been …