JARRATT – Boar’s Head Provisions Co. said Wednesday it was pausing some operations at its lunch-meat processing facility here while it works to determine the cause of a listeria infestation that has ...

Boar’s Head Provisions Co. said Friday it was shutting down “indefinitely” its operations in Jarratt two months after liverwurst processed there was responsible for a listeria outbreak linked to at ...

In late July, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) was investigating a deadly listeria outbreak believed to be linked to deli meats. By the end of the month, it was known that the ...

A Boar’s Head deli meat plant in Virginia tied to a deadly food poisoning outbreak repeatedly violated federal regulations, including instances of mold, insects, liquid dripping from ceilings, and ...

It seemed like a good idea at the time. When Canadian pig farmers were told in the 1980s that their animals’ gene pool was thin, they turned to wild boars from Britain for fortification, crossing them ...

A deadly listeria outbreak first reported in late July has led a maker of delicatessen meats to shut down its plant in Jarrett, Va. “We regret and deeply apologize for the recent Listeria ...

A listeria outbreak linked to Boar's Head deli meats has killed at least nine people and put nearly 60 people in the hospital. We now have a better understanding of how it happened. Food Safety and ...