Boar’s Head recalled seven million additional pounds of deli meat on Tuesday, expanding a recall of more than 200,000 pounds after its product was linked on Monday to a listeria outbreak that has left two people dead and sickened nearly three dozen.
The expanded recall includes all meats and poultry processed at a Boar’s Head facility in Jarratt, Va.
“Based on this new information, we took steps to ensure we are doing everything possible to protect public health,” Boar’s Head said in a statement on its website on Tuesday.
The company added that it had suspended operations involving ready-to-eat meats at the Jarratt facility until further notice.
That recall amounted to 207, 528 pounds of meat comprising 10 different products sliced at deli counters and sold in retail stores.
Persons:
Boar’s, ” Boar’s
Organizations:
U.S . Department of Agriculture
Locations:
Jarratt, Va, Maryland