Three new wrongful death lawsuits have been filed in the Boar’s Head listeria outbreak as the company and food industry continue to grapple with the largest outbreak since 2011.
As of late September, 59 people have been hospitalized across 19 states because of listeria tied to Boar’s Head products, including 10 deaths.
The deadly outbreak was first reported on July 19 by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and was followed by a recall of roughly 7.2 million pounds of product by Boar’s Head. Since then, Boar’s Head has permanently closed the Jarratt, Virginia plant identified as the source of the issue, putting roughly 500 people out of work. It also indefinitely discontinued the production of liverwurst…