Reblogging As My Civic Duty To Help Others.

reblogging as my civic duty to help others.

the US deli meat recall has expanded 35 times over, going from 200,000 pounds to 7 MILLION pounds of meat and poultry recalled due to listeria contamination.

if you checked your fridge before, check it again with the new list, there are over 70 products being recalled!

this recall of boar's head products now includes old country branded products. some were also exported to the cayman islands, dominican republic, mexico, and panama.

please note, people have died from this outbreak, dozens of people have been hospitalized, and since listeria can take months to kick someone's ass after exposure and then a while to be investigated and recorded by the government, these numbers are expected to rise. you do not need to have eaten meat or poultry to be exposed to listeria from this outbreak, you could have just eaten food that has come in contact with it like in a kitchen, deli, restaurant, or anywhere else these meats were used to prepare food. listeria is a nasty fucker that loves to contaminate whatever it touches. there is more information on listeriosis and high-risk groups further down this post.

announced july 30th, 2024, current as of july 31st, 2024. this is not a complete copy/paste of the announcement or all relevant information, please check the links for more complete information and updates from the government.

fsis.usda.gov

Boar's Head Provisions Co. Expands Recall for Ready-To-Eat Meat and Poultry Products Due to Possible Listeria Contamination | Food Safety an

WASHINGTON, July 30, 2024 – Boar's Head Provisions Co., Inc., a Jarratt, Va., establishment, is expanding its July 26, 2024, recall of deli meat products that may be adulterated with Listeria monocytogenes, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) announced today. The establishment is recalling approximately 7 million additional pounds of ready-to-eat meat and poultry products. Whole genome sequencing results show that a liverwurst sample collected by the Maryland Department of Health tested positive for the outbreak strain of Listeria monocytogenes.

This expansion includes 71 products produced between May 10, 2024, and July 29, 2024, under the Boar’s Head and Old Country brand names. These items include meat intended for slicing at retail delis as well as some packaged meat and poultry products sold at retail locations. These products have “sell by” dates ranging from 29-JUL-2024 through 17-OCT-24. View full product list. View labels.

The products subject to recall were distributed to retail locations nationwide and some were exported to the Cayman Islands, Dominican Republic, Mexico, and Panama. The products shipped to retailers bear establishment number “EST. 12612” or “P-12612” inside the USDA mark of inspection on the product labels.

most people exposed to listeria will not experience a serious infection. but listeriosis, the illness caused by listeria, can become pretty bad and can take weeks to show symptoms after exposure. listeriosis can cause lifelong disability or death. for people who are pregnant, listeriosis can cause stillbirths, miscarriages, premature births, and life-threatening infections in newborns.

say you ate a bad deli meat sandwich a week ago, or any food that may have come into contact with these deli meats, and you theoretically got exposed to listeria with an immune system not strong enough to fight it off. it could be weeks or even months before listeriosis starts affecting you. consider writing down what you ate, and where, and when, just in case you need to tell this to a medical provider in the future. if you do develop listeriosis, it may become difficult to remember these details later.

if your hypothetical sandwich (or whatever you ate involving the recalled products) had been thoroughly cooked, it may have killed off the listeria. listeria is killed with heat, which is why deli meats are suseptible to listeria contamination.

this is a type of contamination so serious and easily spread that entire delis are going to be shut down to be thoroughly cleaned. if you had these products in your kitchen, even if you cooked them before eating, the united states food safety and inspection service recommends deep cleaning your fridge to stay safe. consider what else may have come into contact with the contaminated food.

as a reminder, having previously been infected by covid-19 is one of the many things that can cause a weakened immune system, and many people with weakened immune systems do not know they have weakened immune systems until they get infected with something serious. you can temporarily have a weakened immune system just from a lot of stress or not getting enough sleep, so make sure you get plenty of rest if you are concerned. good quality rest makes the immune system stronger.

Consumption of food contaminated with L. monocytogenes can cause listeriosis, a serious infection that primarily affects people who are pregnant, aged 65 or older, or with weakened immune systems. Less commonly, persons outside these risk groups are affected.

Listeriosis can cause fever, muscle aches, headache, stiff neck, confusion, loss of balance and convulsions sometimes preceded by diarrhea or other gastrointestinal symptoms. An invasive infection spreads beyond the gastrointestinal tract. In people who are pregnant, the infection can cause miscarriages, stillbirths, premature delivery or life-threatening infection of the newborn. In addition, serious and sometimes fatal infections can occur in older adults and persons with weakened immune systems. Listeriosis is treated with antibiotics. Persons in the higher-risk categories who experience flu-like symptoms within two months after eating contaminated food should seek medical care and tell the health care provider about eating the contaminated food. (rune note: emphasis mine)

FSIS is concerned that some product may be in consumers’ refrigerators and in retail deli cases. Consumers who have purchased these products are urged not to consume them and retailers are urged not to sell these products with the referenced sell by dates. These products should be thrown away or returned to the place of purchase. Consumers who have purchased these products are also urged to clean refrigerators thoroughly to prevent the risk of cross-contamination.

FSIS recommends retail delis clean and sanitize all food and non-food surfaces and discard any open meats and cheeses in the deli. Retailers may refer to FSIS’ guideline, Best Practices Guidance for Controlling Listeria monocytogenes in Retail Delicatessens, for information on steps to prevent certain ready-to-eat foods that are prepared or sliced in retail delis and consumed in the home, such as deli meats and deli salads, from becoming contaminated with L. monocytogenes.

the wikipedia page for listeriosis notes: “Listeriosis may cause mild, self-limiting gastroenteritis and fever in anyone.” and “People who were previously healthy but were exposed to a very large dose of Listeria can develop a noninvasive illness in which the bacteria do not spread into their bloodstream or other body sites. Symptoms can include diarrhea and fever.”

and here is the united states center for disease control page on this outbreak.

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

CDC: Listeria Outbreak Linked to Meats Sliced at Delis

Get the most up-to-date information here.

as of the time this post is going up, the CDC page has not yet been updated with the latest recall information, and reflects the previous, smaller recall.

list of all affected product names under the cut. check the product information list for more information on each product and where they were exported, and here is what the labels look like.

this list is long.

do not risk this. do not mess with listeria. do not eat these recalled foods!

I did this on my phone while recovering from medical treatment, so please let me know if the formatting came out wrong.

LIST OF BOAR'S HEAD PRODUCTS CONTAMINATED AND RECALLED:

Virginia Ham

Whole Fiber Cappy Ham

Half Hot Butt Cappy Ham

Gourmet Pepper Ham Half

Sweet Slice Ham

Whole Sweet Slice Ham

Half Natural Casing Cappy Ham Half

Tavern Ham

Extra Hot Cappy Ham

Rosemary Sundried Tomato Ham

Sweet Slice Ham Baby Half

Head Cheese Olive Loaf

Pickle & Pepper Loaf

Liverwurst Paté 8oz Bologna

Thin Half Bologna

Thick Half Beef Salami Natural Casing

Pork & Beef Frankfurters

Giant Steakhouse Slab Bacon

Natural Casing Beef Franks 8/1 Canadian Style Bacon

All Natural Traditional Ham

All Natural Applewood Smoked Ham

Garlic Bologna

Lower Sodium Bologna

Beef Bologna Spiced Ham Square Half

Hot Smoked Sausage 1LB

Skinless Pork & Beef Franks 8/1 1LB

Beef Knockwurst 1LB

Skinless Beef Frankfurters 4/1 8"

Cocktail Frankfurters 12oz

Virginia Ham Half Skinless Pork & Beef Frankfurters 4/1 2.5 LB

SmokeMaster Beechwood Smoked Black Forest Ham

Whole SmokeMaster Beechwood Smoked Black Forest Ham Half

Sweet Slice Ham Service Case

Peppenero Garlic Ham

Roasted Pork BourbonRidge Ham

FS Porchetta-Roasted Seasoned Pork

TAVERN HAM - WHOLE

MAPPLE [sic?] RST PORK LOIN BABY HKRY SMK RST UNCURED HAM

FoodService Hickory Smoked Uncured Ham

Brown Sugar & Spice Delight Off the Bone Ham

Skinless Beef Franfurters 6/1

Skinless Beef Franks 12oz

Kielbasa 16oz

Natural Casing Beef Franks 8/1 14oz

Natural Casing Pork & Beef Frankfurters 8/1 14oz

ANDOUILLE CHICKEN SAUSAGE BRATWURST 1LB

LIST OF OLD COUNTRY PRODUCTS CONTAMINATED AND RECALLED:

OC CAPPY HAM FIBER 1/2

OC HOT BUTT CAPPY- FIBER

OC GOURMET PEPPER HAM

OC BLACK FOREST HAM 1/2

OC SWT SLICE SMK HAM 1/2

OC CAPPY BRAND HAM NC 1/2

OC TAVERN HAM OC ROSEMARY/TOMATO HAM

OC SWT SLICE HAM BABY1/2

OC ALL NATURAL UNC HAM

OC CANADIAN STYLE BACN JR

OC ALL NAT UNC SMKD HAM

OC HABANERO HAM OC SEASONED CKD FRESH HAM

OC BEECHWOOD SMOKD HAM WH

OC BOURBONRIDGE SMKD HAM

OC BROWN SUGAR & SPICE DELIGHT OFF THE BONE HAM

if you are a high-risk group and have eaten these foods or anything that may have come into contact with them, breathe. get a lot of rest and pay attention to your body over the coming weeks and months, and figure out where you can go to get medical care in case you start showing signs of infection.

stay safe, warn people you know, and take care!

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