The FSIS review of the Boar's Head outbreak "points to the need for the agency to examine and enhance all aspects of its approach" to combating listeria in food production, according to the report.

A listeria outbreak at a Boar’s Head facility in Virginia, which left 10 people dead and dozens hospitalized in multiple states in the U.S. in 2024, was caused by poor sanitation.

Then, on July 26, Boar's Head began recalling products potentially linked to the listeria outbreak – first liverwurst made at the plant in Jarratt, then another 7 million pounds of deli meat on ...

Boar's Head meats are displayed at a Safeway store on July 31, 2024 in San Rafael, Calif. The USDA released a new report on what led to the listeria outbreak.