BROOKLYN, NY. — Boar’s Head has reached a settlement in a class action lawsuit filed by consumers who claimed the company misled them with false advertising by not disclosing that their products were contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes.

Attorneys representing the plaintiffs sent a letter on Nov. 15, notifying the court of the agreement reached. Details of the settlement were not disclosed in the letter.

The counsel requested 60 days for the parties to finalize approval of the settlement.

The suit was first filed in early August of this year. On behalf of herself and Boar’s Head customers nationwide, New York resident Rita Torres filed the complaint.

The Listeria outbreak connected to Boar’s Head ready-to-eat meat and poultry products led to 10 deaths and 59 hospitalizations across 19 states, according to the Centers for Disease and Control Prevention (CDC).

Boar’s Head initiated the recall of over 7 million lbs of RTE products in July after the Maryland Department of Health notified the USDA’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) of a detection of Listeria in a collected sample of Boar’s Head products.

As a result of the outbreak, Boar’s Head indefinitely closed its Jarratt, Va., processing plant, where the recalled products were manufactured. Additionally, the company formed a Food Safety Council, made up of independent food experts to help guide the company in its adoption of enhanced food safety programs.