Boar's Head

Boar’s Head takes steps to rebuild public trust after deadly Listeria outbreak

Boar’s Head is rolling out extensive food safety initiatives in the wake of a 2024 Listeria outbreak that sickened 61 people and led to 10 deaths across 19 states.

By Jonan Pilet

/ 14 Feb 2025

Boar’s Head takes steps to rebuild public trust after deadly Listeria outbreak

Publisher’s Platform: With the OIG ousted, what happens to investigation of FSIS’s handling of Boar’s Head?

— OPINION — Federal Offices of Inspector’s General (OIGs) provide the vital role of: * OIGs conduct investigations and reviews to oversee the financial health, safety, and efficiency of their agencies. * OIGs

By Bill Marler

/ 28 Jan 2025

Publisher’s Platform: With the OIG ousted, what happens to investigation of FSIS’s handling of Boar’s Head?

Food Safety and Inspection Service reports on Boar’s Head investigation

The USDA’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) has published its report on inspection practices used by the agency in relation to the deadly 2024 Listeria outbreak traced to

By Coral Beach

/ 13 Jan 2025

Publisher’s Platform: Has FSIS been asleep at the switch since 2022? How could they let Boar’s Head operate like this?

— OPINION — And, where is the Inspector General’s Report? And, where are the Congressional Hearings? Here is the final paragraph from the USDA’s Food Safety and Inspection Service’s

By Bill Marler

/ 11 Jan 2025

Publisher’s Platform: Has FSIS been asleep at the switch since 2022? How could they let Boar’s Head operate like this?

Breaking the cycle of food safety failures from 2024

By Darin Detwiler and Hal King The past year has been defined by a troubling series of foodborne outbreaks and recalls, underscoring systemic weaknesses in the U.S. food safety

By Guest Opinion

/ 30 Dec 2024

Breaking the cycle of food safety failures from 2024

USDA looks for volunteers to fight Listeria

Recent history has seen Listeria monocytogenes in cheeses, peaches, ice cream, raw milk cheese, leafy greens, ham, taco kits, salad kits, and more products; and the government recognizes the problem.

By Dan Flynn

/ 24 Dec 2024

USDA looks for volunteers to fight Listeria

U.S. representative says response from Boar’s Head about Listeria outbreak is a fluff piece

Calling it a corporate dodge, U.S. Rep. Rosa DeLauro has released a response that Boar’s Head provided to questions she sent the company in the wake of a

By Coral Beach

/ 19 Dec 2024

Publisher’s Platform: Boar’s Head leadership should get jail time for Listeria illnesses and deaths

The Federal Meat Inspection Act (FMIA), which was enacted in 1906, includes provisions for criminal sanctions against individuals and entities that violate its regulations. The FMIA aims to ensure that

By Bill Marler

/ 27 Nov 2024

Publisher’s Platform: Boar’s Head leadership should get jail time for Listeria illnesses and deaths

Publisher’s Platform: Boar’s Head Listeria outbreak deemed over

Epidemiologic, laboratory, and traceback data showed that meats sliced at deli counters, including Boar’s Head brand liverwurst, were contaminated with Listeria and made people sick. Since the last update

By Bill Marler

/ 26 Nov 2024

Words from a widow of Boar’s Head Listeria liverwurst

A note I received from a widow. I hope everyone at USDA’s Food Safety and Inspection Service and the FDA read this along with every owner of every company

By Bill Marler

/ 22 Nov 2024

Words from a widow of Boar’s Head Listeria liverwurst

CDC says deadly Listeria outbreak traced to Boar’s Head deli meats is over; investigations continue

The CDC has declared an outbreak of Listeria infections traced to Boar’s Head deli meats to be over. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention began investigating the outbreak

By Coral Beach

/ 22 Nov 2024

History is made when Ebola-like death rates come with a foodborne illness

As the death rate rose in the Boar’s Head listeria outbreak, one could not help but wonder if this might top the 2008 Maple Leaf listeria outbreak. The case

By Dan Flynn

/ 29 Oct 2024

History is made when Ebola-like death rates come with a foodborne illness

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Boar's Head

Boar’s Head takes steps to rebuild public trust after deadly Listeria outbreak

Publisher’s Platform: With the OIG ousted, what happens to investigation of FSIS’s handling of Boar’s Head?

Food Safety and Inspection Service reports on Boar’s Head investigation

Publisher’s Platform: Has FSIS been asleep at the switch since 2022? How could they let Boar’s Head operate like this?

Breaking the cycle of food safety failures from 2024

USDA looks for volunteers to fight Listeria

U.S. representative says response from Boar’s Head about Listeria outbreak is a fluff piece

Publisher’s Platform: Boar’s Head leadership should get jail time for Listeria illnesses and deaths

Publisher’s Platform: Boar’s Head Listeria outbreak deemed over

Words from a widow of Boar’s Head Listeria liverwurst

CDC says deadly Listeria outbreak traced to Boar’s Head deli meats is over; investigations continue

History is made when Ebola-like death rates come with a foodborne illness

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