WASHINGTON — A Boar’s Head Provisions Co. Inc. establishment based in Jarratt, Va., is recalling 207,528 lbs of liverwurst product produced by the establishment that is currently available in commerce because it may be adulterated with Listeria monocytogenes, according to the US Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) on July 26.

The company also said it would recall additional deli meat items produced on the same line and the same day as the liverwurst and, therefore, may be adulterated with L. monocytogenes.

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. 

Further testing is ongoing to determine if the product sample is related to the outbreak. 

In the last week, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) continued to investigate a Listeria outbreak involving sliced deli meats across multiple states. 

Recent information from the agency confirmed that 28 people ended up in the hospital in 12 states. Two deaths occurred — one in Illinois and the other in New Jersey.

The ready-to-eat liverwurst products were produced between June 11, 2024, and July 17, 2024, and have a 44-day shelf life. The affected products include:

  • 3.5-lb loaves in plastic casing, or various weight packages sliced in retail delis, containing “Boar’s Head Strassburger Brand Liverwurst MADE IN VIRGINIA.” 

The products shipped to retailers bear sell by dates ranging July 25, 2024, to Aug. 30, 2024, printed on the side of the packaging.

The other ready-to-eat deli meat products were produced on June 27, 2024. The following deli meat products are subject to recall:

  • 9.5-lb and 4.5-lb full product, or various weight packages sliced in retail delis, containing “Boar’s Head VIRGINIA HAM OLD FASHIONED HAM” with sell by date “AUG 10” on the product packaging.
  • 4-lb, or various weight packages sliced in retail delis, containing “Boar’s Head ITALIAN CAPPY STYLE HAM” with sell by date “AUG 10” on the product packaging.
  • 6-lb, or various weight packages sliced in retail delis, containing “Boar’s Head EXTRA HOT ITALIAN CAPPY STYLE HAM” with sell by date “AUG 10” on the product packaging.
  • 4-lb, or various weight packages sliced in retail delis, containing “Boar’s Head BOLOGNA” with sell by date “AUG 10” on the product packaging.
  • 2.5-lb, or various weight packages sliced in retail delis, containing “Boar’s Head BEEF SALAMI” with sell by date “AUG 10” on the product packaging.
  • 5.5-lb, or various weight packages sliced in retail delis, containing “Boar’s Head STEAKHOUSE ROASTED BACON HEAT & EAT” with sell by date “AUG 15” on the product packaging.
  • 3-lb, or various weight packages sliced in retail delis, containing “Boar’s Head GARLIC BOLOGNA” with sell by date “AUG 10” on the product packaging.
  • 3-lb, or various weight packages sliced in retail delis, containing “Boar’s Head BEEF BOLOGNA” with sell by date “AUG 10” on the product packaging.     

The products subject to recall were distributed to retail deli locations nationwide. The products shipped to deli retailers bear the establishment number “EST. 12612” inside the USDA mark of inspection on the product labels.