‘Major deficiencies’ found at Boar’s Head plant almost two years before deli meat recall, documents show
Nearly two years before a deadly listeria outbreak linked to recalled deli meat, inspectors at a Virginia Boar’s Head plant detailed poor physical conditions that “could pose an imminent threat,” documents from the US Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety Inspection Service show.
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‘Major deficiencies’ found at Boar’s Head plant almost two years before deli meat recall, documents show
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Boar’s Head plant posed ‘imminent threat’ 2 years before deadly listeria outbreak
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1 viewpointUSDA flagged safety and health violations in Boar’s Head plant years before listeria outbreak