Letter to USDA on recent listeria outbreak

Members of Congress remain deeply concerned regarding the deadly Listeria outbreak linked to deli meats from a Boar’s Head Facility in Jarratt, Virginia. In the largest listeriosis outbreak since 2011, 19 states have been affected, 59 persons hospitalized, and 10 have died.

This outbreak could have and should have been prevented. What is especially troubling is how egregious sanitation problems occurred despite supposed regular oversight; oversight which typically includes at least one inspection per shift.

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