Liverwurst, Listeria, and Liability: Food Safety at Boar's Head
When something goes wrong in the supply chain, it is never good news. It always leads to disruption, often costs a lot of money, and sometimes people get hurt - or worse.
In July of 2024, the USDA suspended production at a Boar's Head processing plant in Jarratt, Virginia. A listeria outbreak, the worst such outbreak in over a decade, had started in the plant. The facility has been closed indefinitely, leading to over 500 layoffs of union employees, but that wasn't the worst of the fallout.
Before the outbreak was over, over 7 million pounds of meat were recalled, 59 people were hospitalized…
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