Boar's Head

(Newser) - Government inspectors documented unsanitary conditions at several Boar's Head deli meat plants, not just the factory that was shut down last year after a deadly outbreak of listeria poisoning, federal records show. Newly released reports from Boar's Head plants in New Castle, Indiana; Forrest City, Arkansas; and Petersburg,...

(Newser) - The Boar's Head brand of deli meat has been in the news lately because of a listeria outbreak that has killed 10 people across the US and sickened dozens more. But the controversy also has called attention to an epic family feud within the billon-dollar meat empire that stretches...

(Newser) - The Boar's Head plant in Virginia tied to listeria deaths will be closed indefinitely, the company announced on Friday. Boar's Head laid out other changes it's making after the outbreak killed nine people, CNN reports. Another 57 people have been hospitalized in 18 states, according to the...

(Newser) - The popular deli meat company Boar's Head is recalling an additional 7 million pounds of ready-to-eat products made at a Virginia plant as an investigation into a deadly outbreak of listeria food poisoning continues, US Agriculture Department officials said Tuesday. The new recall includes 71 products made between May...