Boar’s Head plant at center of deadly listeria outbreak is shutting down [Video]

The Boar’s Head plant at the center of a deadly listeria outbreak in the U.S. is shutting down.

Certain meat and poultry products produced at the plant in Jarratt, Virginia, and distributed to several states have been linked to nine deaths and 57 hospitalizations, as of the Centers for Disease Control’s latest update.

In addition to shuttering its doors, Boar’s Head will also permanently discontinue production of liverwurst, which was the product at the center of the company’s initial recall in July.

Boar’s Head shared the news in a press release on Friday.

“Given the seriousness of the outbreak, and the fact that it originated at Jarratt, we have made the difficult decision to indefinitely close this location, which has not been operational since late July 2024,” Boar’s Head said. “It pains us to impact the livelihoods of hundreds of hard-working employees. We do not take lightly our responsibility as …