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Boar’s Head on Friday introduced that it’s “indefinitely” closing the Virginia manufacturing plant that is been linked to the lethal listeria outbreak.
“Given the seriousness of the outbreak, and the fact that it originated at Jarratt, we have made the difficult decision to indefinitely close this location,” which was shut down in late July, the corporate mentioned.
The corporate’s Jarratt facility was linked to the meats sliced at deli counters, together with Boar’s Head model liverwurst, that prompted the largest listeria outbreak since 2011, in keeping with the Facilities for Illness Management and Prevention (CDC).
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As of Aug. 8, 57 individuals had been contaminated with the listeria outbreak pressure from 18 states, all of whom have been hospitalized. 9 individuals have died — one in Illinois, one in New Jersey, one in Virginia, one in Florida, one in Tennessee, one in New Mexico, one in New York and two in South Carolina, in keeping with the CDC’s newest replace.
Boar’s Head meats are displayed at a Safeway retailer in San Rafael, California, on July 31. (Justin Sullivan/Getty Photographs / Getty Photographs)
“Under these circumstances, we feel that a plant closure is the most prudent course,” the corporate continued.
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The corporate mentioned it’s going to additionally completely discontinue its liverwurst product, which was made on the Jarratt plant.
This resolution got here after Boar’s Head “identified the root cause of the contamination as a specific production process that only existed at the Jarratt facility and was used only for liverwurst.”
A recall discover is posted subsequent to Boar’s Head meats which can be displayed at a Safeway retailer in San Rafael, California, on July 31. (Justin Sullivan/Getty Photographs / Getty Photographs)
The corporate mentioned it’s implementing enhanced meals security and high quality measures instantly, together with appointing a brand new chief meals security and high quality assurance officer who will report on to Boar’s Head’s president.
The corporate is within the means of recruiting for this place.
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Boar’s Head may even set up a “Boar’s Head Food Safety Council” that shall be composed of impartial industry-leading meals security specialists, a few of whom have been helping with the listeria investigation.
A Boar’s Head deli meats show is seen at a grocery retailer in Athens, Georgia. (Jeffrey Greenberg/Common Photographs Group by way of Getty Photographs / Getty Photographs)
This council shall be tasked with helping the corporate’s adoption and implementation of enhanced high quality assurance packages and in command of creating a brand new normal for meals security within the {industry}.
They may even function advisers to the brand new chief meals security officer and to the corporate general.
