WASHINGTON – The US Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service issued an updated recall notice on products produced by a Boar’s Head Provisions Co. Inc. establishment based in Jarratt, Va. 

The recall will now include approximately 7 million additional lbs of ready-to-eat meat and poultry products.

Whole genome sequencing results show that a liverwurst sample collected by the Maryland Department of Health tested positive for the outbreak strain of Listeria monocytogenes.

This expansion includes 71 products produced between May 10, 2024, and July 29, 2024, under the Boar’s Head and Old Country brand names. 

The agency added that these items include meat intended for slicing at retail delis as well as some packaged meat and poultry products sold at retail locations. These products have “sell by” dates ranging from 29-JUL-2024 through 17-OCT-24. 

FSIS provided a full product list and labels.

“Out of an abundance of caution, we decided to immediately and voluntarily expand our recall to include all items produced at the Jarratt facility,” Boar’s Head said in a statement on its website. “We have also decided to pause ready-to-eat operations at this facility until further notice. As a company that prioritizes safety and quality, we believe it is the right thing to do.”

The company added that consumers are advised to discard any recalled products listed or return them to the store where they were purchased for a full refund.

The products subject to recall were distributed to retail locations nationwide and some were exported to the Cayman Islands, Dominican Republic, Mexico and Panama. The products shipped to retailers bear the establishment number “EST. 12612” or “P-12612” inside the USDA mark of inspection on the product labels.

A first recall for Boar’s Head products was made on July 26.

FSIS was notified of the problem when a sample collected by the Maryland Department of Health tested positive for L. monocytogenes. The Maryland Department of Health, in collaboration with the Baltimore City Health Department, collected an unopened liverwurst product from a retail store for testing as part of an outbreak investigation of L. monocytogenes infections. 

The Atlanta-based Centers for Disease Control (CDC) and Prevention continued investigating the Listeria outbreak involving sliced deli meats across multiple states. Recent information from the agency and FSIS confirmed that 33 people ended up in the hospital in 13 states. Two deaths occurred — one in Illinois and the other in New Jersey.

Samples were collected from sick people from May 29, 2024, to July 12, 2024. The investigation is ongoing, and FSIS continues to work with the CDC and state partners.