"We regret and deeply apologize for the recent Listeria monocytogenes contamination in our liverwurst product. We understand the gravity of this situation and the profound impact it has had on

Company announces it will also discontinue liverwurst production and appoints four national food safety experts to a new food safety council who will advise a new chief food

Boar’s Head Provision Co. is "indefinitely" closing the Jarratt, Va. plant what was the source of an outbreak of listeria infection that killed nine people and hospitalized 57.

Boar’s Head announced on Friday that it has closed the plant in Jarratt, which was one of the town’s main employers.

The Virginia Boar’s Head plant linked to a fatal listeria outbreak is closing indefinitely. “This is a dark moment in our company’s history, but we intend to use this as an opportunity to enhance food safety programs not just for our company,

The Boar’s Head deli meat plant in Jarratt, Virginia has been shut down indefinitely after being linked to a deadly listeria outbreak. Now, hundreds of employees are without a job.

The Sarasota, Florida-based company said it will also permanently discontinue production of liverwurst, the product that was linked to the deaths of at least nine people and hospitalizations of about 50 others in 18 states.

Boar’s Head is permanently closing its deli meat plant in Jarratt, Virginia, after a listeria outbreak that’s killed nine people so far and sickened dozens of others in 18 states, according to a Friday press release from the company.