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Behind Boar's Head Brand: a Remarkable Family Feud

The Brunckhorsts and the Bischoffs don't get along, and it's playing out in court

(Newser) - The Boar's Head brand of deli meat has been in the news lately because of a listeria outbreak that has killed 10 people across the US and sickened dozens more. But the controversy also has called attention to an epic family feud within the billon-dollar meat empire that stretches...

Boar's Head to Close Plant After Fatal Listeria Outbreak

Nine people have died, 57 hospitalized

(Newser) - The Boar's Head plant in Virginia tied to listeria deaths will be closed indefinitely, the company announced on Friday. Boar's Head laid out other changes it's making after the outbreak killed nine people, CNN reports. Another 57 people have been hospitalized in 18 states, according to the...

Boar's Head: Throw Away Possibly Tainted Deli Meats

Nearly 3 dozen people have been sickened in listeria outbreak, while 2 people have died

(Newser) - The popular deli meat company Boar's Head is recalling an additional 7 million pounds of ready-to-eat products made at a Virginia plant as an investigation into a deadly outbreak of listeria food poisoning continues, US Agriculture Department officials said Tuesday. The new recall includes 71 products made between May...

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