Boar’s Head Liverwurst and Deli Meat Listeria Recall Expanded [Update]

Updated August 29 with additional illnesses and fatalities A Listeria recall for Boar’s Head liverwurst and other deli meats that includes Target, Kroger, Publix, Stop and Shop, Schnucks, H-E-B, Big Y, and other stores has been expanded to include an additional 7 million pounds of meat. These deli meats have been recalled in connection with an 18-state Listeria outbreak that has sickened 57 people killing nine of them.

A list of stores that sold recalled Boar’s Head deli meats published on the USDA’s Food Service and Inspection Service (USDA FSIS) website is 825 pages long. It includes almost every state and three territories: Alaska, Alabama, Arkansas, Arizona, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Iowa, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Mississippi, Montana, North Carolina, Nebraska, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, Ohio Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Vermont, Virginia, Washington, West Virginia, Wisconsin, Wyoming and Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, and Washington, DC.

Some of the large retailers included in the recall are

• Alberstons
• Bashas
• Big Y
• City Market
• Dillons
• Fred Meyer
• Fresh Thyme
• Food Giant
• Fry’s
• Giant
• H-E-B
• Harps
• Hays
• Holiday
• Jewel
• King Soopers
• Kroger
• Kwik Trp
• Pavialion’s
• Piggly Wiggly
• Publix
• QFC
• Ralph’s
• Safeway
• Schucks
• Shoprite
• Smiths
• Sprouts
• Stop and Shop
• Target
• Total Wine
• Vons

Consumers who have recently purchased deli-sliced liverwurst, ham, bologna, and salami should check recall information carefully as Listeria causes severe illness and death. Among pregnant women, Listeria can cause miscarriage and stillbirth.

Listeria Symptoms

Symptoms of a Listeria infection usually develop within 24 hours of exposure but it can sometimes take as long as 70 days for them to appear. They include:

• Severe headache
• Stiff neck, other muscle aches
• Nausea, abdominal cramps or diarrhea
• Loss of balance, confusion, or convulsions
• Flu-like symptoms in pregnant women

Among pregnant women, Listeria infections can cause premature delivery of an infected newborn, miscarriage, or stillbirth even if the expectant mother experiences only mild flu-like symptoms.

Boar’s Head Liverwurst and Deli Meat Listeria Recall

Boar’s Head Provisions Co. Inc. of Jarratt, VA issued the recall on July 26 after Maryland health officials found Listeria in an unopened package of liverwurst collected from a grocery store. Whole genome sequencing tests show the Listeria strain found in the liverwurst matches the strain cultured from patients almost all of whom reported eating deli-sliced meat before they became ill. Some specifically mentioned the Boar’s Head brand name.

Initial Boar’s Head Liverwurst and Deli Meat Listeria Recall

The recalled Boar’s Head deli meat was sold at Target, Kroger, and other stores. The products included in the recall are:

Boar’s Head Strassburger Brand Liverwurst MADE IN VIRGINIA

• 3.5-lb. loaves in plastic casing, or various weight packages sliced in retail delis.
• Sell-by dates ranging from July 25, 2024, to Aug. 30, 2024

Boar’s Head VIRGINIA HAM OLD FASHIONED HAM

• 9.5-lb. and 4.5-lb. full product, or various weight packages sliced in retail delis,
• Sell-by date AUG 10

Boar’s Head ITALIAN CAPPY STYLE HAM

• 4-lb., or various weight packages sliced in retail delis,
• Sell by date “AUG 10”

Boar’s Head EXTRA HOT ITALIAN CAPPY STYLE HAM

• 6-lb., or various weight packages sliced in retail delis
• Sell by date AUG 10

Boar’s Head BOLOGNA

• 4-lb., or various weight packages sliced in retail delis
• Sell-by date AUG 10

Boar’s Head BEEF SALAMI

• 2.5-lb., or various weight packages sliced in retail delis
• Sell-by date AUG 10

Boar’s Head STEAKHOUSE ROASTED BACON HEAT & EAT

• 5.5-lb., or various weight packages sliced in retail delis
• Sell-by date AUG 15

Boar’s Head GARLIC BOLOGNA

• 3-lb., or various weight packages sliced in retail delis
• Sell-by date AUG 10

Boar’s Head BEEF BOLOGNA

• 3-lb., or various weight packages sliced in retail delis
• Sell by date AUG 10

Expanded Boar’s Head and Old Country Listeria Recall

The expanded 7-million-pound recall includes 71 products sold under the brand names Boar’s Head and Old Country. These products include:

• Ham, multiple varieties
• Bologna, multiple varieties
• Salami, multiple varieties
• Roasted pork
• Pork loin
• Porchetta
• Head cheese
• Pickle and pepper loaf
• Olive loaf
• Bacon
• Canadian bacon
• Knockwurst
• Bratwurst
• Andouille chicken sausage
• Franks
• Kielbasa

Click here to see a complete list of products with “best by” dates.

Experienced Listeria Lawyers

The Pritzker Hageman Listeria lawyers have an unequaled track record. Our firm has represented clients in every major Listeria outbreak and has obtained numerous million and multi-million-dollar recoveries including:

• $6.4 million for neurologic injury from a contaminated deli product
• $4.5 million for permanent brain damage from contaminated food
• $3 million for a pregnant woman who lost her unborn twins after eating contaminated food
• $1 million for illness from contaminated deli meat

If you were sickened in this outbreak or if you suffered the wrongful death of a family member and would like a free consultation with our experienced team of Listeria lawyers, please contact us today by calling 888-377-8900 (toll-free), texting 612-261-0856, or by completing the form below.

UPDATE This post was originally published on July 26, 2024, and updated on July 31, 2024, when the recall was expanded.