U.S. Sen. Richard Blumenthal and Rep. Rosa DeLauro call on the USDA and Department of Justice to hold Boar’s Head accountable for the Listeria outbreak linked to liverwurst deli meat produced at their Jarratt, Va., plant.
Boar's Head creates a Food Safety Council and appoints a new chief food safety and quality assurance officer to enhance food safety and quality measures.
Annual U.S. pork production in February (latest data) was up 5.6 percent from the prior year and in an accelerating growth trend before the COVID-19 shutdowns dramatically changed the economic landscape.
An examination of a Salmonella Heidelberg outbreak linked to ground turkey illustrates that health authorities must be more aggressive in their efforts to detect and respond to foodborne illnesses.