US health officials report a third death in listeria food poisoning outbreak tied to deli meats

Third person dies in listeria outbreak linked to Boar’s Head deli meats

Boar’s Head recalled 7 million pounds of deli meats on July 30, expanding an initial recall on July 25.

3rd person dies in listeria outbreak tied to Boar's Head deli meats

Three people have now died in a listeria food poisoning outbreak linked to Boar’s Head deli meats, federal food safety officials announced Thursday, and the overall number of people sickened rose to 43. The additional death happened in Virginia, the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) and Prevention said in a news release Thursday. The other two deaths were in New Jersey and Illinois. The CDC also said nine more cases were reported since a July 31…

3rd Person Dies in Listeria Outbreak Tied to Boar’s Head Deli Meats

Three people have now died in a listeria food poisoning outbreak linked to Boar’s Head deli meats, federal food safety officials announced Thursday, and the overall number of people sickened rose to 43. The additional death happened in Virginia, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) said in a news release Thursday. The other two deaths were in New Jersey and Illinois. The CDC also said nine more cases were reported since a July 31…

US health officials announce third death tied to listeria; outbreak linked to deli meats

People have reportedly fallen ill in 13 US states; company faces at least 3 lawsuits. Read more at straitstimes.com.

Boar's Head recall: Minnesota pregnant woman sues deli meat maker after contracting listeria

A pregnant woman from Minnesota who said she "nearly lost her unborn child" is now suing Boar's Head because she says she was infected by listeria after eating the company's deli meat sold at a Publix supermarket in Florida.The lawsuit from Ashley Solberg comes amid a multi-state outbreak of Listeria monocytogenes.Boar's Head recently recalled 7 million pounds' worth of ready-to-eat meat and poultry products, according to the U.S. Department of …

CDC: 1 new listeria death as 43 cases in 13 states tied to Boar's Head deli meat

The CDC on Thursday confirmed one new death and a handful of freshly reported listeria cases amid the virus' recent outbreak in Boar's Head deli products now in more than a dozen states from the East to Midwest U.S.