US EditionCongress asks whether Boar’s Head deli meat plant tied to deadly outbreak will be fit to reopen
Democrats cite repeated sanitation failures across Boar's Head plants, highlighting risks after a listeria outbreak killed 10 people and caused a recall of over 7 million pounds of deli meat.
- Boar's Head plans to reopen its Jarratt, Virginia deli meat plant following a deadly listeria outbreak that killed 10 people and caused a recall of over 7 million pounds of products.
- The outbreak was caused by systemic problems documented in inspections, including mold, insects, meat residue, and hygiene failures, while federal oversight replaced previous state inspections.
- In July, the USDA ended the plant’s suspension and mandated a minimum three-month period of increased federal oversight and inspections once operations resume.
- Rep. Rosa DeLauro and nine Democratic colleagues sent a letter highlighting ongoing food safety concerns and recent cleanliness issues at Boar's Head facilities across three states, and have requested that representatives from the company meet with the Congressional Food Safety Caucus by September 26.
- Boar's Head has boosted safety measures at Jarratt and other sites, but federal officials and lawmakers remain concerned about whether the plant is prepared to reopen safely.
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Congress asks whether Boar’s Head deli meat plant tied to deadly listeria outbreak will be fit to reopen
Democratic lawmakers are questioning whether a Boar’s Head deli meat plant at the center of last year’s deadly listeria outbreak will be fit to reopen. Rep. Rosa DeLauro, of Connecticut, sent a letter Monday asking company officials to appear before the Congressional Food Safety Caucus to discuss “a repeated pattern of food safety negligence that jeopardized Americans’ public health.” The letter, signed by nine other Democrats, cited Associated …
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Congress asks whether Boar's Head deli meat plant tied to deadly outbreak will be fit to reopen
Lawmakers have summoned Boar's Head deli meat officials to face a federal food safety committee. The request comes before the planned reopening of a Virginia plant at the center of last year's deadly listeria outbreak.
Repeat creepy meat problems at Boar’s Head plants draw congressional scrutiny - WorldNL Magazine
"The totality of these issues demonstrate a repeated pattern of food safety negligence that jeopardized Americans’ public health, and sadly, lives were lost," the lawmakers wrote in the letter. While calling the ongoing, repeated problems "appalling," they said they were "less than confident" that the Jarratt plant could safely reopen. "It seems your company continues to show a disregard for food safety and for the public health of the American …
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