At least 10 people died and nearly 50 were hospitalized since May after eating Boar's Head products, including liverwurst.
U.S. Agriculture Department officials have launched an internal investigation into how the agency handled reports of serious problems at a Boar's Head deli meat plant tied to a deadly listeria outbreak, a lawmaker said Tuesday.Sen.
After recalling more than 7 million pounds of deli meat distributed nationwide, Boar's Head officials shuttered the plant in Jarratt, Virginia, and permanently stopped making liverwurst.Officials with Fong's office did not immediately confirm the investigation. Blumenthal declined to release the agency's response.
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