Update: Boar's Head Expands Recall to Include 7 Million Pounds of Deli Meat Nationwide

Update: On July 31, Boar's Head updated its recall to include an additional 7 million pounds of its ready-to-eat products that were produced at a Virginia plant. The products are all under the Boar’s Head and Old Country brand names, per the Associated Press, and include liverwurst, ham, beef salami, bologna, and other products. It's important to note that hot dogs and bacon have also been included in the recall.

The company shared in a statement posted to its website, “Out of an abundance of caution, we decided to immediately and voluntarily expand our recall to include all items produced at the Jarratt facility." See the full list of products included in the updated recall here and read the originally reported story below.

Boar's Head Provisions has initiated a massive, multi-state recall of some of its products as part of a U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) investigation. 

On Friday, Boar’s Head Products announced it's recalling approximately 207,528 pounds of deli meat, including all liverwurst products currently available across the U.S., as they may be contaminated with Listeria. 

According to the announcement, the ready-to-eat liverwurst products were produced between June 11, 2024, and July 17, 2024. They include 3.5-lb. loaves in plastic casing or various-weight packages sliced in retail delis, containing “Boar’s Head Strassburger Brand Liverwurst Made in Virginia.” The products have sell-by dates printed on the side of the packaging, ranging from July 25, 2024, to Aug. 30, 2024.

As the FSIS listed, the following deli meat products are also part of the recall, all of which were distributed nationwide:

• 9.5-lb. and 4.5-lb. full product, or various weight packages sliced in retail delis, containing “Boar’s Head Virginia Ham Old Fashioned Ham" with sell-by date “AUG 10” on the product packaging.
• 4-lb., or various weight packages sliced in retail delis, containing “Boar’s Head Italian Cappy Style Ham" with sell-by date “AUG 10” on the product packaging.
• 6-lb., or various weight packages sliced in retail delis, containing “Boar’s Head Extra Hot Italian Cappy Style Ham” with sell by date “AUG 10” on the product packaging.
• 4-lb., or various weight packages sliced in retail delis, containing “Boar’s Head Bologna” with sell-by date “AUG 10” on the product packaging.
• 2.5-lb., or various weight packages sliced in retail delis, containing “Boar’s Head Beef Salami” with sell-by date “AUG 10” on the product packaging.
• 5.5-lb., or various weight packages sliced in retail delis, containing “Boar’s Head Steakhouse Roasted Bacon Heat & Eat” with sell-by date “AUG 15” on the product packaging.
• 3-lb., or various weight packages sliced in retail delis, containing “Boar’s Head Garlic Bologna” with sell-by date “AUG 10” on the product packaging.
• 3-lb., or various weight packages sliced in retail delis, containing “Boar’s Head Beef Bologna” with sell-by date “AUG 10” on the product packaging.                                   

As of July 25, the FSIS reported that 34 people have become sick due to the listeria outbreak across 13 states, "including 33 hospitalizations and two deaths." This marks a significant update from its notice on Friday, when it reported two deaths and 28 hospitalizations across 12 states.

Consuming foods contaminated with listeria, the FSIS continued, can cause a range of symptoms, including fever, headaches, confusion, loss of balance, gastrointestinal symptoms, and more serious symptoms in pregnant people, including "miscarriages, stillbirths, premature delivery or life-threatening infection of the newborn." Additionally, the infection can be fatal in older adults or for people with weakened immune systems. 

Anyone who has purchased any of the Boar's Head products is urged to not consume them and to throw them away immediately or return them to the place of purchase. If you did purchase these items and had them in your fridge, the FSIS also urged you to thoroughly clean your fridge to prevent any risk of cross-contamination. Those who still have questions about the recall can contact Boar’s Head Provisions Co., Inc. directly at 1-800-352-6277.