Boar's Head plant posed an 'imminent threat' years before listeria outbreak
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Re: Boar's Head plant posed an 'imminent threat' years before listeria outbreak
#2I do not suppose a regular person can get access to all of the failed food safety audits in the past few years?
Also, why is there not a remediation date by which there will be a follow-up assessment?
Re: Boar's Head plant posed an 'imminent threat' years before listeria outbreak
#3https://archive.is/AeyCc
"Deli meat produced at the Jarratt, Va., plant between May 10 and July 29 is believed to be responsible for the deaths of nine people and the hospitalization of dozens of others in the nation’s largest listeriosis outbreak since 2011. Boar’s Head issued a recall of more than 70 products produced during that time, such as ham, bologna and bacon, according to the USDA’s Food Safety and Inspection Service. Food safety experts say the pattern of violations reflect a failed food safety system and have questioned why the plant was not closed sooner."
Re: Boar's Head plant posed an 'imminent threat' years before listeria outbreak
#4Premium Cold Cuts means something different these days
Re: Boar's Head plant posed an 'imminent threat' years before listeria outbreak
#5Does anyone think there is room for a D2C company to start curing its own meats and deliver cold cuts to people's doorstep?
Re: Boar's Head plant posed an 'imminent threat' years before listeria outbreak
#6I do not suppose a regular person can get access to all of the failed food safety audits in the past few years? Also, why is there not a remediation date by which there will be a follow-up assessment?
Many records can be accessed at https://www.fsis.usda.gov/about-fsis/freedom-information-act... and if for some reason one is not available a FOIA request can be submitted fairly simply
Re: Boar's Head plant posed an 'imminent threat' years before listeria outbreak
#7I wonder if the other Boars Head plants also have issues. Avoid the entire brand? What brands have better hygiene?
Re: Boar's Head plant posed an 'imminent threat' years before listeria outbreak
#8I wonder if the other Boars Head plants also have issues. Avoid the entire brand? What brands have better hygiene?
From this, and linked articles on New York Times, the suggestion is laxed food safety standards are endemic across the entire processed food industry.
Re: Boar's Head plant posed an 'imminent threat' years before listeria outbreak
#9Does anyone think there is room for a D2C company to start curing its own meats and deliver cold cuts to people's doorstep?
Startup cured deli meats sounds like a recipe for distributed delivery of salmonella.