Nine people have died in a recall of Boar's Head meats, according to government figures.
Figures released on Wednesday by the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) showed that the number of reported deaths from listeria infections has risen from three to nine.
The six new deaths include one each in Florida, Tennessee, New Mexico and New York, plus two from South Carolina. About 57 people are hospitalized, the CDC added.
Boar's Head recalled seven million pounds of deli meats on July 30. The previous recall occurred on July 25, when the U.S. Department of Agriculture's (USDA) Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) was notified that a liverwurst sample collected by the Maryland Department of Health and Human Services tested positive for Listeria monocytogenes.
The CDC said the listeriosis outbreak was the largest in the U.S. since the 2011 outbreak linked to cantaloupe, which had killed 30 people when it was declared over.
The Boar's Head recall involves 71 products produced between May 10, 2024, and July 29, 2024, under the Boar's Head and Old Country brand names. They have a “sell by” date of July 29, 2024, through October 17, 2024.
The deli meats were produced at the Jarratt, Virginia, plant on the same production line and on the same day as the liverwurst, which was previously found to have “the potential to be contaminated” with listeria.
Last month, Boar's Head said in a statement: “Out of an abundance of caution, we have decided to immediately and voluntarily extend our recall to all items produced at the Jarratt facility. We have also decided to pause the ready-to-eat meals produced at this facility until further notice. As a company that puts safety and quality first, we believe this is the right thing to do.
“On behalf of all of us at Boar’s Head Brand, we want to let our customers and consumers know that we deeply regret that our liverwurst products were contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes. No words can fully express our condolences and the sincere and deep pain we feel for the families who have suffered losses and others who have been sick.”
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