Insects in meats, rancid smell in cooler among findings of Boar's Head plant investigation

Mold and mildew near handwashing sinks, flies near a vat of pickles and ants traveling down a wall were just a few of the violations inspectors found at a Virginia plant tied to the largest listeria outbreak in more than a decade. The CDC now says at least nine people have died and dozens have been hospitalized. CBS News' Elaine Quijano has more.
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[@jeffme6891]

They were never shy about the outrageous prices that they charged either.

[@cjc4765]

I dealt with them for 50 years. Drivers were mostly OK. The company put them through hell also. Snobby company, thinks they're God's gift to the food World dictating to store owners what they "must do" for them to keep serving us. BUT keep in mind, that this is also the pubics fault for demanding Boars Head products from store owners. All that aside, I'm glad they're finally getting their comeuppance.Now let's see them play the modest role,which no doubt is coming. Don't fall for it.

[@johndonahue4777]

Edwards country ham is heritage hogs, small batch and done carefully and correctly in Virginia. It's far tastier and more beautiful than slimy death ball Boars Head roadkill by a mile.

[@Rightround0846]

They have a monopoly in meat especially at kroger and overcharge everyone. They don't care about regulations.

[@smrk2452]

So much corporate greed

[@khloeturner4260]

@@smrk2452that’s exactly wat this is

[@goodgollyjosh]

Dude, that company is done. I will NEVER eat Boar's Head again. So gross!

[@MMShaggy]

I still haven't eaten at Chipotle(which I loved) after there were two back-to-back issues many years ago. You mess with my food once, and that's it for me.

[@garycastronova7939]

Jersey Mike's uses Boars Head no wonder their sandwiches suck. Couldnt even tell if it was salami or turkey. In their Italian sub. Garbage

[@pb68slab18]

@@garycastronova7939 Everything about NJ is toxic!

[@kidrobot.]

lolno

[@Mr60minor]

With you 💯. NEVER AGAIN!!

[@lauriesica]

Never buying Boars Head EVER. That kind of violation doesn't happen overnight. Who is inspecting our food & why aren't they doing it? REGULARLY?

[@FitChickGlows]

Exactly what I said. And why doesn’t the reporting say that too. It’s not rocket science that inspections should’ve been on a regular basis. How is it only found out now. BECAUSE there was NO regular inspections! There is MORE than the company at fault here.

[@Eric-lx8hp]

Probably the local health department

[@ooyoututchmytralala]

$$$$$$$$$$

[@HansBjorgman]

Look at what happened in 2020. They want us all gone.

[@vengeancewillbemine3440]

They was paid big money for looking the other way unitil people died then had to pretend they do inspections.

[@boblatzer]

How often do inspectors visit food processing plants? Obviously not often enough.

[@danbosch-]

They have resident USDA inspectors at plants that produce more than a small volume. Obviously the USDA inspector and FSIS weren't doing their jobs. There is supposed to be weekly listeria, product and environmental testing, with historical results logged. I worked at a production facility for 17 years. I was the head of lab and testing. I know what I'm talking about.

[@TAPATIOPLEASE]

Republicans cut regulations this is the result.

[@That.Lady.withtheYarn]

Republicans deregulation and fda budget cuts

[@danbosch-]

@@That.Lady.withtheYarn USDA, not FDA, and the budget cuts have been to programs that do not include funding for processing plant inspection. Furthermore FSIS regulations get more stringent every year, never do they get more relaxed.

[@jmanbrosef689]

They inspect every day

[@MikeJones-wc4qj]

Just say no to Boars Head?? Live longer without it

[@anthonyvoss9150]

They'll just change the name

[@ejeanroh377]

Ooooh! You are correct! I Pooh!

[@maridaudran]

I will never buy there products again. If one processing plant is like this, imagine how the others are.

[@khon6339]

profits over someone's life is not a new thing

[@theirmom4723]

That isn't profits...that is nasty workers and management not following safe food handling....wonder how many work there without green cards

[@Eric-lx8hp]

Well they’re f*cked now

[@mikemadsen7926]

​@@theirmom4723 did you really just blame this on Mexicans sorry buddy but it's widely known that American capitalism puts profits over people.

[@LyndaOblinger]

@@theirmom4723and they’re hired because of profit to the company. You got a labor force willing to work long hours, low wage and no benefits--what unethical moneyhumping company WON’T want that?

[@claireconover]

@@theirmom4723 you are wrong, on so many levels. OP is right. this business put profits first… and neglected people’s safety.

[@SaraKunoichi1096]

This doesn't surprise me. I used to work at one of their distribution centers, and it was filthy. And the management incompetence was disgusting. Do you really want to buy food from a company with a disgruntled workforce?

[@MikeJones-wc4qj]

Many are Doped Up on the job😮

[@pzak5927]

So is your name pedro

[@lauriesica]

Did you report this to the FDA?

[@SaraKunoichi1096]

@@lauriesica Yes. Never heard back.

[@lauriesica]

@@SaraKunoichi1096 Sounds like we need our government officials to increase funding for the FDA & give it more power to enforce the safety over our food production.

[@justoneman3916]

When a food company doesn’t recognize and take action until after health inspectors identify violations you know food safety really isn’t a priority. As I see it this is a serious company policy, process and procedures problem. Sorry folks, but I’m not buying their products again until I hear those things have been adequately addressed.

[@elephantmanstl]

Like roaches in soda and ice machines for workers also failing with the aircrafts the are making.😢

[@claireconover]

if it got this bad once, how can you ever really trust them again? wouldn’t it make sense to find anouther brand?

[@enjoy7024]

​@@claireconover Very good point!!

[@ciello___8307]

USDA needs to be more harsh as well… having no enforcement history despite violations is concerning

[@lenoreraven9758]

Remember trump deregulated the meat industry. Now companies use their own inspectors, not the USDA. Like everything else trump touches, it has failed miserably

[@Johnny.Natural]

I remember boars head being like the best deli meat standards like 10yrs ago, how times change

[@MikeButash]

I'm pretty sure it was probably always this bad, it is assuredly a fine line they like most businesses now walk between bad and literally sickening in the name of profits. There is no incentive financial or otherwise to be actually *good* anymore when you can buy marketing to say anything enough people believe you. Ask politicians how this works.

[@doctorpanigrahi9975]

Lobster used to be cheap and was fed to prisoners.

[@thesoundsmith]

But WAS it? Advertising can convince you of a LOT of things - like Trump being a good President.

[@tvviewer4500]

Boars head switched to selling people additives and preservatives. It’s really garbage

[@tvviewer4500]

@@thesoundsmith can you point to the places on the doll where the republicans touched you?

[@teeteestar3012]

Boar’s Head has definitely damaged their reputation, which is a shame because they were once known for top-notch deli meats. I won’t be buying from them again and they should definitely be held responsible.

[@Me97202]

It’s seems that most good companies eventually lose their way.

[@Lawrence-lc7pu]

I always knew it was overpriced. Gallo's salami was/is way better

[@terriNCCC]

Four months ago it was the only deli meat I would buy. Now idc if they get their act together, I’ll never buy it again and probably not any other brand of deli meat either

[@DKNguyen3.1415]

Did something change in the company? New management? New board? Company went public? What happened?

[@JJE2010MO]

Death of a company

[@geovannagavilanes]

What dead, even after all this nothing have been change. I manage a deli, and I haven't heard one customer being concerned about this, which is crazy. Boars' head is keeping this in the low as much as possible.

[@claireconover]

@@geovannagavilanes a concerned customer is probably already avoiding the deli counter.

[@lauriesica]

Hope they're sued out of existence. Conservatives fighting regulations hurts/kills people. FDA needs to upscale their inspections of OUR FOOD

[@geovannagavilanes]

@@claireconover why avoid the counter? delis not only have Boars head, there is other products as well. Also, Boars head pulled all their products made in that plant from all the store shelves and it's not anymore in circulation. BTW in every 4 raw vegetables that you get one has listeria according to studies. So listeria is every where, specially in ready to eat products. So don't freak out.

[@kidrobot.]

you wish

[@notimpossible4294]

1:48 I am so tired of hearing companies including in their statements, “safety is our top priority,” after such outrageous situations. Tell that to those who died.

[@ryanshane8836]

Boar's Head is going to take a serious hit for this one. 💯

[@MikeJones-wc4qj]

Yes avoid that killing product like the plague

[@beelikemizu604]

They'll rebrand & people will be none the wiser.

[@ejeanroh377]

You can bet Management treated the employees/ meat workers disrespectfully. No doubt! Collapse begins at the Top...

[@garycastronova7939]

RIP Jersey Mike's. 😂

[@NkNk-vg8fc]

@@garycastronova7939they use Boars head?

[@simoansays4820]

Why would they need inspectors to tell them that bugs, leaks and smells are dangerous?? Employees must have seen all of this.

[@dburch7894]

I’am sure employees did see it and reported it and then got told,” don’t rock the boat!”

[@davidwalter2002]

@@dburch7894 No, the employees should have called the USDA, the local health department, or OSHA, since these conditions violate OSHA workplace safety standards, as well. Such reports are kept anonymous, and the facility faces serious fines if violations are not remedied immediately. I used to work part-time in the deli department of a supermarket, and I reported such conditions to OSHA, and they were fixed in a day or so. I know management knew about the violations, and were ignoring them to protect their P&L.

[@user-yz9yg4yx1k]

Or they told they were taking care of it.

[@starriderkittykat9064]

When I worked at a small meat processing facility in the middles of nowhere NM that people would bring their animals to be butchered,the heath department would be there three days a week doing the white glove treatment of the place,I had to clean with bleach from ceiling to floors and everything in between,I had to break down all equipment and clean several times a day..No one ever got sick!

[@Nirrrina]

I'd definitely prefer to buy from a small place like that that actually cares or is at least forced to care. I'm actually glad I don't buy Boars Head because of the cost now. This is beyond sickening & I hope people go to jail over it.

[@adamhuffman3354]

I had no clue that they were that nasty 🤮. Thanks CBS!

[@Anthony-dj4nd]

They feed that rancid meat to people😮🤢

[@cjc4765]

They're very strict about dates on products. This is about bacteria, not rancidity.Trust me I have no love for them because of what they did to small businesses.But "rancid" is not the issue.

[@thomasallan4634]

Put the executives in prison, not a country club.

[@MrTyakaflex]

Charges need to be brought up on those running the facility.

[@NEXTLOOKING]

69 violations? They memed us with the tragedy

[@atribecalledcookies4]

I will never purchase boars head products again for life. Never.

[@alc4ever24]

I work in a deli that sells it, and sales have dropped. We got to reap the benefits of eating the extra prices we cut, but not now. Especially after seeing this broadcast. Our deli got a 100% score with the health department. It only takes one dirty person to ruin it

[@hoshimochi5702]

All that food wasted just because they were too lazy to keep cleanliness up. Nasty. So many animals die just to end up in the trash. So many Americans go hungry even when there is so much being wasted.

[@FitChickGlows]

Ummm. Where were those Inspectors before this??? Obviously this shows they did NOT EVER get regular inspections for this to be missed. Food and Safety seems NOT to be a priority on all levels for this to be ONLY found out now. This is gross negligence and criminal violations on all levels.

[@That.Lady.withtheYarn]

This is why you don’t cut the fda budget or deregulate. It’s harder to get it back but once you do the reds come up and remove as much safety as they can

[@MiguelCoto-fj6eq]

It kills me you’re one of the few who’s pointing this out smh

[@robertgreen9980]

Inspectors doing their job! It’s USDA Management that’s incompetent…a retired usda inspector here

[@MikeJones-wc4qj]

So typical Boycott now! Their prices are out of reach anyway. Deadly Foods at Higher than Ever Prices is their Motto

[@James-bd3ei]

The results of deregulation.

[@tvviewer4500]

You think the fda has deregulated its control over this facility. 😆

[@zed316]

@@tvviewer4500 Well, it is Virginia and Republicans have notoriously always been anti-regulation.

[@stache1954]

It's more about lack of inspection oversight.

[@claireconover]

@@tvviewer4500yes, it does look deregulated. if there was sufficient regulation, someone would have enforced sanitation.

[@tvviewer4500]

@@claireconover hahahhahahahahahaha hahahha

[@molassescricket6663]

It’s always an absolute priority AFTER a company gets exposed!

[@yenxion6516]

They should just close shop because after this no one is going to buy their stuff.

[@michaelmooney6701]

Yea right, yall will be eating cricket meal by 2030

[@bithplease1779]

They’ll rebrand.

[@LyndaOblinger]

@@michaelmooney6701you already eat insects in every bowl of cereal. There is no way to keep bugs out of granaries. Bon appetite.

[@Charlie-lu1jn]

I will never eat Boar's Meat again. This is just disgusting.

[@dirtydawg-66]

Disgusting!!!

[@weirdnewworld1736]

Boar's Head has responded by giving their CEO a $100M bonus

[@ChrisWaters]

D’oh! Wouldn’t surprise me.

[@Diana-yx8dh]

Of course!

[@AndBusinessIsGood]

You pocket watching bro?

[@onceuponanexploration6048]

This is the real story.

[@Earth1218]

They run slick ads and charge ridiculously high prices for their “premium” products at the grocery store deli and that’s how they actually produce their products? Good to know. I won’t be wasting money on their garbage again. If I owned a grocery store chain I’d drop their line immediately.

[@jillotero491]

Sickening. No oversight at all.

[@anthonymartino9917]

And with Republican's and that criminal trump there will be even far less oversight.

[@tvviewer4500]

Not a big deal. What’s a big deal is how someone managed to dumb a live listeria culture into the food and not be caught

[@Typical.Anomaly]

@@tvviewer4500

[@lauriesica]

Why no employees reported these violations is very disheartening. We should be looking out for each other.

[@tvviewer4500]

@@Typical.Anomaly ok explain to me how listeria survived in an environment with bht in it?

[@ka342]

All these animals died for no reason at all they didn’t even die for a purpose of us to eat them 😢

[@lexb1075]

I was thinking the same thing 😢

[@ka342]

@@lexb1075 yes it’s so sad to waste meat

[@ardentdrops]

I'm sure there will be no criminal charges for negligent homicide, only a fine to the company they'll use as a tax write-off.

[@eightchickens]

"Food safety is our absolute priority..." - they said that because they got caught. Also what does "absolute priority" mean? Priority number 10?

[@JamesAllmond]

Right after this hit, was at the Airport in Atlanta. The Boar's Head sandwich stand was still open and selling product. For some reason it was not busy. That plant has tanked the whole company.

[@Harcorwrestler]

Imagine the other food plants at other major companies. They probably don’t get many inspectors looking around.

[@jameshelm1371]

This happens in a majority of food processor factors that I have seen. Do you think your food is safe? In most areas, it's up to local health departments to check this stuff, and they give these places a heads up before they come.

[@AdeleiTeillana]

Exactly how many "food processor factors" (or even factories) have you seen?

[@bruehlt]

clearly NOT to the level that occurs here - people have died due to this, and have gotten severely ill. That doesn't happen very often.

[@LBM-1956]

Many local food processing plants as well as delis, deli chains, grocery stores, restaurants get a heads up from local health depts before their inspections. This has been going on for a very long time and still does. The health dept employees get perks for doing this, free meals and dinners, game tickets, gifts, cash, trips to gentlemen's clubs, vacations. And the public pays the price. I know this because I worked in grocery industry almost 30 years, my ex husband worked for local health dept for 25 years. In my experience this took place from 1995-2010 in Jefferson County AL at Winn Dixie, Tyson Foods, some local restaurants and country clubs. Some of Jefferson Country HD employees were involved in this and blackmail. If a food processing plant or restaurant refused to give them the perks, they automatically got bad scores.

[@lloydgarth1]

Close the business. And who do I sue?

[@F5_cena]

Nobody immunity wins

[@artoffderidikulous3009]

But will management face serious jail time over their negligence?

[@user-mm4wk3sr9m]

No wonder I was shitting my guts out a few months ago from Turkey

[@Lucysil1970]

All this and the cost of their food is so high.

[@mitaalqahtani]

So glad I don't eat processed types of meats like this anymore!

[@denisemolo263]

I may never eat deli meats again, so gross, packaged, pre-sliced, or sliced fresh....thankyou Boar's Head, you were supposed to be one of the top brands, how and why did this happen??

[@janellblair9924]

Absolutely disgusting.

[@ashleylala4293]

The standards in this country have completely gone down the crapper in recent years. I feel like we are in China.

[@twomorningsbackfromyesterd1240]

Blame the Republicans, the party of 'profit over people '. Otherwise, just chill out.

[@That.Lady.withtheYarn]

That’s what deregulation does. It takes years for the effects to catch up, this is why you don’t cut fda etc budgets no matter how much corporate wants it

[@Neverender3367]

So Boars Head is 86’d for life!!

[@tvviewer4500]

Boars head is mostly fillers and preservatives. You should never have elven eating it

[@EmmL1223]

I don’t remember of flys and insects being advertised is a Boar’s head commercial???

[@LyndaOblinger]

😂😂😂😂

[@levelintent]

I recently bought some boar's head and it was rancid soon as I opened it... took it back to the store to return it immediately and the manager looked at me like I was crazy but then admitted that other people had been complaining about the same meat.

[@flowalsh5248]

I have managed restaurants, fast food, places, bakeries. What does foreheads company doing is disgusting. How can they not know that this is going on in their own plant. How can they not know that there’s mold, how can they not know any of this. I blame the manager of the plant, the assistant manager of the plant, and all the employees. To charge the prices that the deli do just to get boars head now I’m thinking cheaper is better.

[@Liveabndlearm]

Sad people died but that neglect from every employee for not speaking up

[@claireconover]

that’s nonsense. employees can speak up and still be ignored by management.

[@cherrylperez4777]

We do, corporations do not care! Their concern is money, more money anyway they can

[@UmmYeahOk]

@@claireconoverbetter to be ignored, than fired. Many employees have a family to feed. But also, being fired frees you up to go to the media, but then you’re threatened with lawsuits due to signing some non disclosure agreement, or simply slander. Doesn’t matter if what you say is true. Are you going to pay for an attorney to back you up against a large corporation?

[@claireconover]

@@UmmYeahOk at what point did you hear a condemnation of employees from me? … and your comment makes no sense. you appear to be arguing for both being ignored AND being unemployed with free time to go to the media. either way, youre (unwisely) coming across borderline hostile. refine your argument and chill out.

[@sunnydelight3046]

Illegals

[@ghostface6947]

Sue the F out of this company!!

[@wattosdeal]

Rancid smell? Insects? No wonder it costs so much more.

[@LyndaOblinger]

😂😂😂😂

[@anthonyvoss9150]

Smh...where are the health inspectors?

[@That.Lady.withtheYarn]

Constantly getting their budget cut.

[@Argelius1]

And a particular group of people in this country want to do away with , or greatly curtail, the FDA.

[@That.Lady.withtheYarn]

The project 2025 reds

[@mariadalonso6192]

I stopped eating deli meat the last time this happened and I started researching the process! I'm disgusted by all the companies who are producing so much waste and selling it to us consumers!!!! I guarantee they don't eat this stuff! They know better!!!!

[@thomashughes_teh]

When Boar's Head was still very small I overheard one of their salesmen on his own time at a bar. I thought then that the brand was doomed. I'm surprised they got this far.

[@stevenmorrison4692]

I was at Publix today here in SWFL and I'm still surprised to see Boars head products on the shelves every time I come in the store. I'm guessing it comes from a different processing facility though.

[@MyVlogTherapy]

The “health” department and inspectors should get fined, it seems they aren’t doing their job to keep our food healthy and safe.

[@That.Lady.withtheYarn]

That’s why they need to be properly funded, it’s so they can do their job. It’s harder to get regulations back in place but then they get removed again in favor of corporate

[@kingrama2727]

This happens in all food processing plants, nothing is done until people get sick

[@SarahDeshay]

What happened? Someone forgot to pay the inspector?

[@petercarr3686]

I would NEVER buy ANY Boars head product. I delivered there a few times in the 90's and that place gave me the willys, turds on the floor, place stunk to high heaven. When i was leaving a family of rats came running out from a bunch of pallets about to be shipped.

[@Diana-yx8dh]

Ew

[@gloriaalleyne7135]

Not a problem if the Inspectors don't shut it down the people can, leave their products in the supermarket. No Inspector should have to come and tell you to keep your place clean. It is a given. Where is management in all of this.

[@rogieru8796]

People have died. There should be consequences.

[@DJL0455]

My Dad, who worked in the retail food business for 45 years always said "If people knew what went on behind the scenes in the food industry, the only thing they would ever consume would be what they raised or grew in their own backyard".

[@mikemadsen7926]

Jarred peanut butter is legally allowed to have a certain amount of spiders in them. Mass production of food should not be a thing

[@LyndaOblinger]

Ppl need to see how their meat “lives” before they put it in a sandwich.

[@blaydCA]

I remember when Boars Head was a quality product, and never had an issue. Fast Forward 25+ years: NO Way Jose!

[@theirmom4723]

Probably b/c Jose' and his family is running the plant

[@blaydCA]

@@theirmom4723 Probably. And imagine their frustration when the shareholders said NO to the cleaning and sanitation budget and the bean counters chopped out that expense.

[@blaydCA]

@ their mom Probably. Shareholders said NO to cleaning expenses and told frustrated Jose and his family to "make do".

[@savage1469]

I used to work for boar's Head if you seen the conditions where they kept the meet nobody would be eating it

[@lenaborman6693]

This is disgusting and disturbing

[@abbywinters7751]

You ever notice how their sealed bags of meat in the deli section looke like they're going to explode any minute? That always seemed like a red flag to me.🤢

[@QueenofKings-mh7zn]

UFB! I never expected this from Boar’s Head! We are just putting our lives at risk at the grocery store!

[@Scarface2295OG]

Profit and sales over food safety.

[@vengeancewillbemine3440]

If usda had done regular inspections as they was supposed too ... instead of waiting until people died.

[@That.Lady.withtheYarn]

They need a proper budget for that. There’s a reason every 8 years or so there’s a massive wave of deregulation and budget cut to fda and etc. bright to you by corporate who bought politicians to deregulate and the same peel who lied to you about inflation being the cause of higher prices… they’re getting caught in court for price gouging the past four years

[@np494609]

Damn, they need to shut this company down.

[@smoking_monk3257]

I used to like their products but once at ralphs when shopping years ago it spit back a recall warning on some boars head meat I bought. Then it clicked where I had gotten food poisoning from 2 weeks earlier. Have never bought their products again.

[@adammaturin1277]

Companies don't make decisions. People do. Stop with the company fines & go after the management that allows this to happen. I bet you'll see a very quick reduction in this kind of stuff. 🤣

[@jimk8520]

When a company or corporation sets unrealistic expectations (too much work and not enough staff) and then combines that with the ever present carrot and stick routine, basic human nature virtually guarantees that people will follow suit with shoddy product. The employees did it but it’s still entirely the company’s fault.

[@lateblossom]

Thats pretty disturbing.

[@carrowcobb-cu2yh]

As much as they charge?

[@user-yz9yg4yx1k]

I don't ever buy their products. Too expensive. But this assures I won't ever even try it. This kind of thing is what destroys companies. This will lose them most of their customer base.

[@waynebrady7439]

Now on my permanent boycott list

[@KarenNakamura1]

Hmmm… should I vote for the party that wants to get rid of pesky departments like the FDA or FTC or HHS or should I vote for the party that wants them strengthened. Choices.

[@LyndaOblinger]

Testify. Project 2025 would end FDA and lots of consumer protection agencies.

[@michaelmorrissey1052]

We don’t need no stinking FDA regulations. 😂

[@Diana-yx8dh]

😂

[@angielane01]

Well.....they're out of business.

[@Coolkid_21]

Disgusting, what a lack of oversight and responsibility to its customers by this company. I will never buy Boars Head again ….

[@ambrosemackinnon8314]

Government inspectors allowed this to happen.

[@That.Lady.withtheYarn]

No. Those that deregulated and cut budgets because corporate wanted it should held accountable as much as the people running the plant

[@17forever64]

I’ve never bought boats head meat, it’s way too expensive. Look at what they do, cut costs and put our lives in danger!

[@jas-n-motion]

What's crazy is that Boars Head Brand is expensive.

[@tanyarae3]

I worked out Lynn Wilson burritos, folding the burritos and I seen some metal,hair,and wood.And who knows what the hell else there was and the manager said keep rolling those burritos. Stay away from lynn wilson They also make tina maria burritos , which has nothing good!

[@LyndaOblinger]

Omg!

[@TheMercilessEye]

Looks like Kroger might want re-think their "Proud to carry Boar's Head Products" signs...

[@jimk8520]

You think Kroger is better? Really?

[@TheMercilessEye]

@@jimk8520 I think they obviously will want to distance themselves from this. That's what I think. Don't put words in my mouth, derpfayce.

[@tanyabrowning5566]

Not all Kroger sell Boars Head

[@TheMercilessEye]

@@tanyabrowning5566 Irrelevant. They do where I live.

[@jimk8520]

@@TheMercilessEye I didn’t put words into your mouth. I asked you a question. Do you usually call people names when they ask you questions?

[@jasonkimble8926]

Shut them down!!

[@cjc4765]

Don’t panic folks. We eat bugs every days. 2 lbs a year on average. Look up “six wise” food defect action level” and see what you eat daily. As far as Board Head. They wanted to go big deviating from their promise years ago to never sell to supermarkets. Broke their promise and now can’t keep up with production, thus the mess and filth.

[@monicarenee7949]

More concerned with the listeria killing people than the bugs themselves

[@cjc4765]

@@monicarenee7949 I can go on and on about that living through so many recalls in 60 years in the food business. But imagine the millions of times it went and still goes unnoticed. I had doctors from NYU still insisting on salmon that was recalled for salmonella still in my possession and begging me to sell it to them before I sent it back!

[@cjc4765]

@@monicarenee7949 My last response didn't go through, I don't think I hit send. About listeria, just imagine how many foods went unnoticed that had listeria.Over the years, millions. Average death rate maybe 200 people a year, so considering it mostly affects the elderly, pregnant and those with compromised immune systems, listeriosis won't do much damage. I had a major heart surgeon that worked in NYU that would come in our store every Sunday for a certain salmon( which was recalled). I still had it on the premises ready to ship back to Maine. When I told the doctor it was recalled due to Listeria, his exact words to me were "Please give it to me, I am not pregnant and my immune system is fine". This doctor was quite famous in NYC. The company that had more recalls than anyone believe it or not is Whole Foods. Colemans Beef which they handle had a few recalls but their whole body section had so many (witch oil).

[@cjc4765]

@@monicarenee7949 Don't be. The chances of getting ill are very slim. If you're not an expectant mom, or have a compromised immune system, you'll be fine.Death rate? Rare, about 200 a year. Car deaths per day about 100. Safer to eat a food with listeria, than driving to work. Just imagine how many products we have eaten that had listeria over the years that we have no idea we ate. They miss most. Millions of products containing listeria have passed unnoticed over the years. And we ate them.

[@cjc4765]

@@monicarenee7949 Death rate from Listeriosis about 200 a year affecting those with compromised immune systems and expectant moms. Over the years millions of us have eaten foods with listeria(unknowingly of course). Death by autos about 100 a day. So 200 deaths a year is quite low. Not condoning the filth in their kitchens however.

[@pb68slab18]

They'll just re-brand and start over.

[@juanitanoju2984]

How long has this been going on? Boar's Head wouldn't have done anything about this had they not been caught. NO more BOAR'S HEAD for me. I'm so disappointed.

[@creameedwards9518]

Wow I worked in a slaughter house not USDA certified just for local farmers and we were serious about the cleanup

[@FriendofMineralTown]

It’s weird cause I never care about deli meats at all, then about 3 months ago I started getting some Boar’s Head almost every time I went to the store. My state isn’t affected by this recall, but it turned me back off to it all.

[@pzak5927]

I bet their employees never flushed the urinals either or missed

[@357GREENVISIONRECORD]

I used work at one of Kraft Foods turkey plants. This would be COMPLETELY unacceptable. If I found an ant, I would have to file a report and the entire area would be quarantined. Somebody from the top needs to be held accountable.

[@DavidMueller666]

Where were the inspectors before this happened?

[@That.Lady.withtheYarn]

Getting their budget cut so that corporate could be happy…

[@selfmademanification]

Im a Dietz & Watson Guy Myself.Sad people have to die behind this hopefully they clean this up and create safer work practices

[@user-dt5zf2by5x]

The most expensive deli meat in the store

[@mickeysealtoe9719]

My coconut tree will never be the same 😢

[@thewiseguy3529]

lol 😂