United States: Health officials have officially announced that the recall of Boars Head deli flesh has been expanded to include a fresh 7 million pounds of products due to implicit impurity with Listeria monocytogenes bacteria.
The recall is part of an ongoing disquisition into ready- to- eat foods from the company’s Virginia factory. So far, 34 cases of Listeria infection have been reported across 13 countries, with 33 people rehabilitated and two deaths verified, according to the CDC.
Products Affected:
And here’s the expanded recall includes that almost 71 products made between May 10 and July 29 under the Boar’s Head and Old Country names, and the newly recalled items include meat to be sliced at the delis and some packaged meat and poultry products sold in the stores.
Liverwurst, ham, beef, salami, bologna and other products are affected.
As reported by HealthDay, Last Friday, Boar’s Headfirst announced that it was recalling all of its liverwurst products because they could be tainted with listeria.
However, the company is also recalling the additional deli meat products that were produced ion the same line and same day as the liverwurst and therefore may be adulterated with L. Monocytogenes, “the U.S Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service said in the statement.
Investigation and Health Impact:
The listeria investigation or can say research was typically announced on July 22 by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
At the time, the source or sources of the outbreak were literally unknown.
As FSIS says that testing first performed in Maryland spotted a sample of Boar’s Head liverwurst product which was contaminated with listeria.
Besides the liverwurst products, some of other Boar’s Head meats that have been included in the recall include certain lots of Virginia Ham/Old Fashioned Ham, Italian Cappy Style Ham, various types of Bologna, Beef Salami, among others.