Inadequate sanitation at a Boar's Head plant in Virginia was among major contributing factors that led to a deadly multistate listeria outbreak that killed 10 and sickened 61 last summer, the U.S.

Frank Yiannas, MPH, chief food safety advisor for Boar’s Head and former deputy commissioner for food response at the US Food and Drug Administration, detailed some of the company’s steps to recovery.

A listeria outbreak at a Boar’s Head facility in Virginia ... U.S. Department of Agriculture report explains what led to outbreak Findings were detailed in a report released on Jan. 10 by ...

Yet, despite reports detailing the repeated ... been reported in at least 17 states with known listeria cases tied directly to the Boar's Head outbreak, the CDC had confirmed.

According to a press release, a thorough review found multiple violations of food safety protocols — including the presence of mold, insects, and other unsanitary conditions — in the site of the ...

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 ...

visit the CDC's Listeria Outbreak Report. Earlier related stories: The deadly Listeria outbreak linked to Boar's Head deli meats is over, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC ...

said in the report. The FSIS review of the Boar's Head outbreak "points to the need for the agency to examine and enhance all aspects of its approach" to combating listeria in food production ...

A listeria outbreak at a Boar’s Head facility in Virginia, which left 10 people dead and dozens hospitalized in multiple states in the U.S. in 2024, was caused by poor sanitation. Findings were ...