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New Yorker among 6 more deaths now linked to Boar's Head deli meat listeria outbreak
A New Yorker was among six additional deaths to be reported as part of a deli meat-linked listeria outbreak in the U.S., which has left a total of nine people dead and nearly 60 people hospitalized, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Since the last update earlier in August, the CDC said that 14 more people…
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CDC announces 3rd death linked to deli meat outbreak as hospitalizations climb
Officials with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) say another person has died and nearly a dozen more have gotten sick in the last week amid a deli meat-linked listeria outbreak sweeping the country. As of Thursday, 43 people across 13 states have fallen ill and three people — a New Jersey resident, a Virginian and an lllinois…
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Boar's Head deli meat recall expands to include 7 million more pounds over listeria concerns
The popular deli meat company Boar’s Head is recalling an additional 7 million pounds of ready-to-eat products as an investigation into a deadly listeria outbreak continues.
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Here's what to do with deli meats as the CDC investigates a listeria outbreak across the U.S.
The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention didn’t mandate a food recall as of early Saturday, because it remains unclear what specific products have been contaminated with the bacteria now blamed for two deaths and 28 hospitalizations across 12 states.