Roughly 7 Million Pounds of Boar’s Head Meat Products Recalled Over Listeria Fears

Millions of pounds of meat items are being pulled off the market by food manufacturer Boar’s Head Provisions in an expansion of an earlier recall triggered by food safety issues. On July 26, the Florida-based company recalled more than 207,000 pounds of liverwurst and deli meat products due to concerns that the items could be contaminated with listeria monocytogenes bacteria. The firm expanded the recall on Tuesday, covering “approximately 7 million additional pounds of ready-to-eat meat and poultry products,” according to a July 30 press release by the Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS). The expanded recall includes 71 products manufactured between May 10 and July 29, sold under the brand names of Boar’s Head and Old Country....