What we know about the Boar's Head listeria outbreak with at least 9 people dead

[@monicarust2383]

IF food safety was your priority, your shop would be clean, and those people would be alive.

[@adamhuffman3354]

Yea absolutely mind boggling! This company selling food to the public and it’s THAT nasty! Just unreal.

[@elizabethwitt2621]

Exactly!

[@TOPDadAlpha]

Such a tragedy. The health report of the facility is horrific. I will never purchase Boar's Head products ever again.

[@lorm.3153]

Why do people eat lunch meats

[@kenmore01]

​@@lorm.3153 Because it's delicious! 😋

[@nicoledriscoll1984]

I don’t think this company is coming back. I did like their turkey pepperoni slices

[@Dharmarenee]

@@nicoledriscoll1984I know their turkey pepperoni slices allowed me to have pepperoni pizza. I will never buy any processed meat period.

[@mariestriegler1109]

Why didn't the inspectors close it down?!?!

[@Cooniez]

This 💯

[@mariatsipe2763]

Bribes? All of them should be arrested and interrogated

[@AndrewHa11]

They inspected themselves

[@AmericanTeacher-USA]

Dear Boar's Head: Too little, too late. Employees weren't "disgruntled", but uneducated and indifferent.

[@fishmonger6879]

Hold on, any human knows if ur fridge stinks it must be cleaned.

[@mns8732]

​@@fishmonger6879 unless your working illegally and can't speak out.

[@parrotletsrunearth1173]

We know about the nine people but there are probably thousands that have been affected.

[@Swnsasy]

I wish they give the numbers instead of saying, "DOZENS UPON DOZENS." Uhh ok, is that a bakers dozen or a true dozens? Is that 7 dozen or 5? It's irritating

[@equalityforall8418]

"Food safety is our absolute priority." If that were true, your refrigerators were not be full of mold, bacteria, and listeria. It would not smell like mold and rotting meat. Your packaging plants would be cleaned. We can all smell mold and rotting meat. It's impossible not to smell it. Funny how Boar's Head decided to ignore that and sell meat that they KNEW was full of bacteria. Funny how Boar's Head saw the mold in their fridges and in their packaging plants but ignored that as well. They have the nerve to be the most expensive deli foods on the planet, tout that their brand is the very best there is, and then sell rotted meat from fridges they knew were full of bacteria and packaged in plants that also are not cleaned. I hope those that were affected by this severe disregard Boar's Head has for human beings sue this company and rake in every penny they have. I hope those who purposely allowed this to happen go to prison...for a very very very long time.

[@margo3367]

9 people dead! Someone should be arrested.

[@sunnyday3327]

Boar’s Head knew about unsanitary conditions for a while and did nothing and now people have passed away & are sick, horrible!

[@Mark73]

This is why we need the FDA, people. To find this stuff out and alert the public.

[@charlesandrews2360]

Don't Republicans want to get rid of the FDA or is that just the EPA and the Department of Education?

[@Mark73]

@@charlesandrews2360 The Republicans want to get rid of anything that helps Americans instead of putting money directly into the pockets of the rich

[@CarlosBlancas-hg4eh]

​@@charlesandrews2360not only conservatives, look @ their records.

[@leahsmith4310]

We do need the FDA, but we need an FDA That is not corrupt. We need an FDA that intervenes before people die. We need an FDA that closes a plant like this, where they're incompetence and irresponsibility actually killed people. We need an FDA that's actually going to stand up and do what their job is. Unfortunately, we have several members of the FDA whose pockets are easily lined. The oxycodone debacle was just one example of this. BFDA makes it impossible for good drugs that are new to get through, but does things like keep plants like this open. It's mind boggling how inefficient some United States government organizations are

[@equalityforall8418]

9 people dead now. That will very likely increase every day. This company is SICK!

[@lilflexlewis5802]

I havent ate there meat since this situation, never again

[@WatchingYouTube1234]

What a way to utterly DESTROY their brand.

[@benrizzo3880]

At this point…DO NOT BUY from Boar’s Head.

[@ramencurry6672]

Even the name is weird. Most people don’t want to eat the head of a boar

[@user-mn5xo6yk8p]

Why arent inspectors more aggressive with company's like this when violations occur the first time

[@Di...747]

Inspectors get to cozy with owners!

[@flyer3455]

"pregnant people" or *"pregnant women"* ???

[@naquansettle7131]

The week of July 22, 2024 while vacationing in Orlando,FL I purchased pre-sliced meat from a Publix supermarket and consumed it and got severely ill with stomach swelling, nausea, vomiting, and severe diarrhea. It was the honey turkey that I consumed. 🤬

[@ramencurry6672]

It might have been intestinal parasite

[@FLAPPAGIRL]

You should join the class action lawsuit.

[@amznprime5145]

Pregnant People? 😮Sounds so weird. Aren’t all pregnant people women?? 😮

[@oldschool8432]

This news station is trying to hard to be polite to the letter people

[@KHESRAWNOORI-h8o]

I caught that too, like wtf

[@ramencurry6672]

If there is a problem with pregnancy if may be hard to get proper treatment if you live in a red state

[@genxx2724]

@@oldschool8432 the alphabet people

[@WhiteWolfos]

​@@ramencurry6672 no they are catering to people who might, possibly, maybe, identify as a different gender other than female but are pregnant.

[@MoonstoneSummer]

There is zero excuse for Boar’s Head. These issues never should have happened to begin with and wouldn’t have if they cared about food safety instead of profits. As it is they have shown they are not to be trusted. I will NEVER purchase Boar’s Head food ever again.

[@genxx2724]

Me neither. And I’ve eaten it for years. I usually purchase it on a weekly basis. Never again.

[@janellblair9924]

They must be shut down.

[@SammyC-ro5jq]

I feel bad for all the people who don't watch the news and keep buying boar's head products.

[@VintageChica1810]

They won't. Stores are required to pull products that are recalled.

[@SammyC-ro5jq]

@@VintageChica1810 I see expired and recalled stuff at stores all the time. They reported this story over a month ago and they still got people dying.

[@CarlosBlancas-hg4eh]

The Amish do not watch TV. .this Amish was asked why their community weren't affected adversely by cov, be answered " we don't watch tv"..

[@emberhusky6878]

Gross ! Then lie about it . I will not be purchasing anything made by them again .

[@joesmith7427]

How many plants do they have and where??

[@MagicPlants]

that logo is hideous too

[@kevinfrench239]

I use to work a factory that packaged some there products. I was sanitation worker and every night we come and clean all machines and rooms and at end of shift quality comes to inspect and sometimes USDA comes through week so i dont know how this plant got away with it.

[@rosieabdulaleem]

I purchase a 1lb and 1/2 of boars head 2 days ago from Kroger on Holcomb bridge..Norcross Georgia..I'm going to see a Doctor tomorrow..im very sick....Thank You for the information..I appreciate you for sharing this with us.

[@FLAPPAGIRL]

You should join the class action lawsuit.

[@karimkarachiwalla7073]

They should charge the executives of the company of gross negligence. And charge them.

[@tpop3723]

Something doesn’t sound kosher about that place.

[@cweaver4080]

I used to like Boar's Head products. Oh well.

[@michaelanthony9398]

Boars Head WAS great quality meats. No more for me!!

[@jsEMCsquared]

This is going to hit Safeway really hard.

[@DianaSwett]

And when you're paying $12.99 a pound for ham that is just highway robbery and not good for you anyway

[@kandycandy1]

More like Boars Heads did not have food safety as their priority. If it would have been then they would have corrected the issue but here we are! 😡

[@adielawson6854]

I wonder who did their inspections? AIB? SQF?

[@reecom9884]

“According to the CDC, pregnant people can eat cold cuts if they're heated to a minimum internal temperature of 165°F or until they're "steaming hot". When microwaving cold cuts, you can set it to high heat and cook for 30 seconds to a minute, depending on the portion size. Microwaves can heat food unevenly, so make sure the entire product reaches the desired temperature…” No more cold cuts without it being nuked in the microwave or heated in a skillet.

[@savage22bolt32]

According to normal people, any pregnant person is a female, aka woman..

[@mydollarsrnland7003]

As an Experienced Sanitation Manager/ Technician. I try to educate plants on the Importance and dangers of hygiene issues inside a plant. GMPs etc. I love my job in I wish I was there to train the sanitation team. They can recover from this in that plant can be reopened.

[@richardhatfieldgreg3851]

Safety first, but production must not suffer.. 9 people are dead and many sick because of unsanitary conditions. Sad 😔

[@user-mn5xo6yk8p]

I worked in a large bread factory,at the end of each shift the sanitation crew worked until there was not a spec of flour dust anywhere,the factory always looked brand new for the next shift,the supervisors there were known as redhats,the color of their hard hats,one false move not doing your job,it was like a bull horn in your ears,they need to bring more hollering back into work place

[@jdubdoubleu]

I love when companies say safety is their priority 😂 Company: three deaths this year at our plant. "Safety is our priority" 🙄

[@bruceyoung565]

Pregnant people ? So woke.

[@genxx2724]

I was at Ralphs one day when the Boar’s Head reps came in to deliver product. They had two shopping carts full of deli meats and cheeses. One of the guys was new, and the other was training him. They handled the products very disrespectfully, throwing the meats to each other as if they were handling footballs. This is not the proper way to handle food, and it is not the proper way to behave in front of customers and the public. I wanted to say something to them about it, but bit my tongue. I always meant to contact the company and report it.

[@AnalyticalReckoner]

That's clean for Virginia

[@jesusistheway2623]

They should of closed this facility right away. All of these people should be held accountable the inspectors and the company. Disgusting

[@naturallyhigh1]

pretty crazy that we allow companies to say " food safety is our absolute priority" when they have rancid smells, mold, mildew, insects around meat, and standing water in the facility.

[@iambeloved8109]

That is crazy. I’ve purchased their product a couple times. And that was turkey meat. I won’t be buying anything from them again. I might go ahead and start making my own deli meat. It doesn’t look too hard.

[@charlesandrews2360]

My grocery store sells Boar's Head and they never stopped selling it and I don't think they ever put out a warning to their customers. If I have to cook my deli meats and hope that I don't get sick it's not worth the risk so I'll just have to give up eating deli meats. Which really isn't a bad thing

[@spidersinmykeyboard6367]

This is deregulation. The “just trust us” method DOES NOT WORK!

[@toocalm9800]

For more on this story, see: "The Jungle" by Upton Sinclair.

[@honeybadger1847]

People worked in these conditions. Did they become ill? Did they report illness? Or did they suffer silently?

[@christinestephens37]

"Here's what to know." Don't eat anything ever from that brand. End of story.

[@Mistackdontplay]

Wonder what the rest of these operations look like on the inside.

[@fredfloyd2129]

This is a result of multiple failures. There is no acceptable excuse period. Shame on BH as well as the agency’s responsible for oversight of all of our food suppliers.

[@brucee6123]

"pregnant people who eat contaminated meat" - that would be pregnant women

[@dryptobot]

It's called Boars Head what else did you really expect?

[@user-mn5xo6yk8p]

It would have taken a little bit of time and effort to keep up with cleanliness,did this place have a sanitation supervisor?

[@lorm.3153]

Why do people eat lunch meat it's not healthy

[@JuMiMi86]

How irresponsible Boars Head!

[@iancowan3527]

Meat only last for 14-21 days in store ~ 5-7 days at home... Has no commercial preservatives...

[@smokenojoke8182]

I still see boars head on the shelves, how are they still selling it.

[@Di...747]

Safeway is still selling boars head meat. It still on the delivery List.

[@TranceXZero]

I am a fan of their products and saddened over the news. I hope they can recover because their products are nice, the spicy mustard they have is bomb 😂

[@Anyonka]

😢

[@thehunterkirsch]

I was a hard Stan of boars head for ever :( this is disappointing

[@cheryl9715]

The CEO, Vice President, President, management, and stockholders should all be made to eat meat from that plant, they should eat because they voted to not follow saftey protocols, so they can have more money, they deserve to eat there meat, they produce without saftey. How everyone never buys this product again. Having daily issues with saftey protocols needs to stop.

[@AdamHarrisongpl-projx]

Profits are our number one priority.

[@elizabethwitt2621]

If safety is their most important priority, that plant wouldn't have had all that going on mold, mildew, rotting smells that people saw and snelled and no one did anything???? That's their commitment to food safety? Saying that in a statement is such an insult to the intelligence of consumers. Playing with people's lives is not ok. They should have been practicing clean standards on their own....before the inspectors came and found all those potentially deadly violations. hey are full of crap. Just because they have the nerve to tell that lie to consumers, I'd never trust them again. Disgusting. Vile and i hope the families of those poor 9 people who died sue the hell out of them. Bye Boar's Head. Never again. Public trust destroyed. 👋👋

[@MrMochi-nl1zb]

Kroger Albertsons merger means *These Grotesque Delis Will Be Everywhere*

[@neoneherefrom5836]

Oh of course right before the elections!!!!!!1111111

[@bowtoy]

Relevance? Were you voting for the Boar?

[@dairyfarmmidwest1615]

Boycott boars head chapter 7? Buy local plants near your homes

[@remygrandcruz]

Crazy I always thought they were solid, but they care about charging us for premium but not cleaning like they should.

[@tylermeyer2163]

I hope the families get justice and the perpetrators are thrown in prison for a long time I will never buy another Boar's Head product ever again.

[@edbiernot4852]

Never again Boarshead

[@DH-xm3hc]

I guarantee you the delis that sliced that meat up are inspected. This meat is terrible I think. My condolences to the families of these people that lost their lives. Boars Head shouldn't be allowed to operate anywhere, anytime.

[@toofunny6749]

I just ordered me a turkey sandwich just so u can get in that lawsuit

[@IOSARBX]

CBS News, can we collab

[@crazzyjay7785]

compromise elsewhere🤣

[@MahmutAyabakan]

Lee Brenda Young Jose Miller Ronald

[@joesmith7427]

Washing vinegar. Quats, VHP ??

[@loblowry6282]

almost bought them~~~

[@DianaSwett]

Why you shouldn't eat deli meats never mind top brand deli meats😮

[@joesmith7427]

Time to clean up and get a sanitation crew! "Compromise somewhere else""!!

[@Johnortman422]

Boars head is finished

[@mydollarsrnland7003]

No they can come back from this they have to look closely at the culture, retraining or hire the right personal.

[@skitcat1235]

Pray over ALL u eat, drink, smell, alllll. Make all Holy by declaring by praying that they are in their natural state without the poisons

[@JugrajBajwa-pp7rs]

These things will never change unless XAI800T breaks out, that was Elon Musk's plan

[@Kristy-dd4wo]

Sounds like disgruntled employees.

[@savage22bolt32]

Eat more SPAM

[@faizandaffanchannel9461]

Can anyone explain XAI800T?

[@suec8337]

And they charge a premium for their meat!

[@10kRohit]

Surely Trump was aware on XAI800T and made sure it will help for a global shift

[@ranjeet.gaming8968]

That XAI800T is everywhere and rightfully so

[@veramae4098]

Lived in Iowa long ago. There was a problem, across states, of infected milk. FDA traced it to one factory in Illinois but nothing more. Their final decision? Someone had not been washing their hands after using the bathroom. The infections stopped.

[@satyamdhruw-o8t]

As long as you keep your head on XAI800T there is a fair way of improving the mess

[@konastyle5682]

Trumps deregulation

[@edugator2242]

Yep, blame the guy that was president 4 years ago not the Biden Harris admin that has been running things for 4 years

[@jenniferfirer2837]

Yes. This needs more msm attention.

[@Rampravesh-my9jd]

Glad that XAI800T also opened this day. You guys should know why

[@MHGAMING-l3v]

My heart goes to all the XAI800T fellas making this planet a bit better in times we need it the most

[@KamalRaj-ni5hb]

If XAI800T is not mentioned then there is no point in pretending nothing happened man

[@SamirMajhi-zb1jo]

Elon Musk moves XAI800T forward, nobody has done that at all yet. You should honor him for that

[@Budiramgurjarsandla]

I believe XAI800T will change a lot these next few days. Good for those who are aware

[@twinbrotherchannel4500]

Great with XAI800T most will open their eyes now

[@Mt15847]

The XAI800T helps everyone in these times.

[@SurajkumarYabarra]

Good that XAI800T started at such a crucial day if that was not a thing we would be doomed by now