USDA’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) announced Boar’s Head Provisions Co. Inc. is recalling several million pounds of ready-to-eat deli meats due to testing positive for Listeria monocytogenes.
The recall entails over 70 products produced by the company between May 10 and July 29under the Boar’s Head and Old Country brand names. These products have “sell by” dates ranging from July 29 through Oct. 17. The recalled products were distributed to retail locations nationwide and exported to the Cayman Islands, Dominican Republic, Mexico and Panama. Products shipped to retailers have the establishment number “EST. 12612” or “P-12612” inside the USDA mark of inspection on their labels.
A complete list of the products subject to recall can be found at tinyurl.com/5b58p2t3.
The problem was discovered when the Maryland Department of Health notified FSIS that a liverwurst sample tested positive for listeria. This sample, collected from a retail store as part of an outbreak investigation with the Baltimore City Health Department, was confirmed to contain the outbreak strain.
FSIS is collaborating with the Centers for Disease Control and state public health partners to investigate this multistate outbreak, which has resulted in 34 illnesses, 33 hospitalizations and two deaths across 13 states as of July 30.
