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Shining Light on Farm & Food Policy for 20 Years.
Sunday, November 24, 2024
USDA's Inspector General has opened an investigation into the agency’s handling of repeated food safety violations at a Boar’s Head plant linked to a deadly listeria outbreak.
Records show USDA inspectors found about 92 instances of noncompliance between Jan. 1, 2022 and Aug. 1, 2023 at the Boar’s Head Jarratt, Virginia plant now associated with a major listeria outbreak that has left nine dead.
USDA inspectors found mold, a “rancid smell,” rusted equipment and insects at a Boar’s Head facility now associated with a major listeria outbreak that has resulted in nine deaths, according to agency records.
