A Boar’s Head plant in Virginia linked to a nationwide recall of deli meat has “repeatedly violated federal regulations,” the Associated Press reports.
According to newly released records from the U.S. Department of Agriculture, the plant has had mold, mildew, insects, liquid dripping from ceilings, and residue on walls, floors and equipment.
“Last month, Boar’s Head recalled all of the deli meats made at its plant in Jarratt, Virginia, after a listeria outbreak was blamed on products distributed from the facility,” CBS News.
From the Associated Press:
Government inspectors logged 69 instances of “noncompliance” with federal rules in the past year, including several in recent weeks, according to documents released through federal Freedom of Information Act requests.
Inspections at the plant have been suspended and it will remain closed “until the establishment is able to demonstrate it can produce safe product,” U.S. Agriculture Department officials said in a statement Thursday. Boar’s Head officials halted production at the Jarratt, Virginia, plant in late July.
The plant has been linked to the deaths of at least nine people and hospitalizations of about 50 others in 18 states. All were sickened with listeria after eating Boar’s Head Provisions Co. Inc. deli meats. The company recalled more than 7 million pounds of products last month after tests confirmed that listeria bacteria in Boar’s Head products were making people sick.
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Per CBS News:
https://100percentfedup.com/207714-2/Beyond issues like paperwork lapses and leftover meat on equipment, the records show inspectors faulted Boar’s Head several times for mold or mildew building up around the company’s facilities in Jarratt.
In July, federal inspectors found what looked to be mold and mildew around the hand washing sinks for the workers tasked with meats that are supposed to be ready to eat.
Mold was also found building up outside of steel vats used by the plant, previous records show, as well as in holding coolers between the site’s smokehouses.
“A black mold like substance was seen throughout the room at the wall/concrete junction. As well as some caulking around brick/metal,” they wrote in January, saying some spots were “as large as a quarter.”
Other locations were found to have a number of issues with leaking or pooling water, including a puddle found to have “a green algal growth” inside and condensation that was found to be “dripping over product being held.”
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