Notorious Boar’s Head Plant to Reopen a Year After Listeria Outbreak That Killed 10

The chief of the Boer planned to re -open a meat packaging plant in Virginia Zara, which was the source of Listeria outbreak in 2021, which made dozens of people ill and killed 5 people. The company closed this plant indefinitely after the Liverwerst was associated with the packaged death.

A touching report from New York Times Shortly after the head of the pork, it was explained that the plant had evidence of meat that came in contact with the presence of wet ceilings, broad rust and green mold. However, last month, the USDA lifted the suspension on the management of the Virginia Plant after providing evidence that the USDA food security and inspection service could be operated safely.

Associated Press has released a new article Last week In other states, Boer’s main plants had a sanitation problem found in the Jerpet Plant in 2021 before the outbreak of Listeria. In the three states, the head of the Boer’s head was received through the request of information about the plants, where “meat and fat remaining equipment and walls, meat products were blocked, beads on ceilings and floors, overflowing trash cans, and protective hair and plastic apron.”

USDA non -compliance reports received by AP arrive from January 1 to July 23 this year and further notes that workers do not wash their hands occasionally. The pork trees are located in the Forest City of Arkansas; New Castle, Indiana; And Petersburg, Virginia. And the AP talked to food security experts who said they were “surprised” that Boer’s head did not fix its sanitation problems after such a severe outbreak.

After Listeria outbreak in 2024, Boer Head said it Will make A ”Pork‘S Main Food Protection Council“ Last year’s press release said that “Independent industrial-leading food security experts” are composed of. According to the news service, the company does not seem to be willing to talk about problems in its benefits, even less than canceling an interview with AP. The new food security officer at AP’s head was supposed to talk to Natalie Diengson, but that did not happen.

The New York Times identified the head of the Boer as “confidential”, considering the fact that the company’s own chief financial officer could not name the CEO during this Submitted in 2022The The privately held company makes billions of dollars annually, but the two families that run it, Brunekharsts and Bisfs, are “sharply kept” as the Times.

It is not clear when the Zarpet plant can open again. However, a spokesman for the Boer Head said in an email statement to Gizmodo that the company recently “enhanced”.

“Bower’s head has a firm commitment to food protection and quality that promise is reflected in the recent growth of our practice and protocols that you can read https://borshead.com/food-safety“Written in the statement.” We are also working with the USDA to create a melodious, deliberately re -opening plan of our Zarrett facility in the coming months. “

On Friday afternoon, the USDA did not immediately answer the question about the re -opening of the plant. Gizmodo will update this article if we listen back.