Boar's Head to close Virginia plant linked to deadly listeria outbreak

[Brett]

I did not want to name those two (2) plants in Smithfield, VA. Back in the day; they were Smithfield Packing and Gwaltney. The two (2) plants were located side by side. But two (2) separate meat companies.

Smithfield, VA is famous for its Smithfield Hams and its bacon and hot dogs.

Now a foreign company own Smithfield Foods. .

yeah, the Chinese love pork ....

 

[DrQ]

Boar’s Head fired sanitation manager at listeria-ridden Virginia plant after he flagged health, safety issues: ‘They took shortcuts’​

Terrence Boyce — who has nearly two decades of experience as a supervisor at food plants — was hired in 2023 for a newly created position at the Jarratt, Va., plant amid a food safety audit by federal regulators, Boyce told The Post.​

Boar’s Head fired sanitation manager at listeria-ridden Virginia plant after he flagged health, safety issues: ‘They took shortcuts’

Among the problems Terrence Boyce flagged during his eight-month stint at the bug-infested plant was that the water used to clean the facility wasn’t hot enough to “break up grease” from animal fat…

nypost.com

 

[pedro47]

Boar’s Head fired sanitation manager at listeria-ridden Virginia plant after he flagged health, safety issues: ‘They took shortcuts’​

Terrence Boyce — who has nearly two decades of experience as a supervisor at food plants — was hired in 2023 for a newly created position at the Jarratt, Va., plant amid a food safety audit by federal regulators, Boyce told The Post.​

Boar’s Head fired sanitation manager at listeria-ridden Virginia plant after he flagged health, safety issues: ‘They took shortcuts’

Among the problems Terrence Boyce flagged during his eight-month stint at the bug-infested plant was that the water used to clean the facility wasn’t hot enough to “break up grease” from animal fat…

nypost.com

The Truth Hurts and to many old supervisors and old employees are set In their old bad habits. They can not change with time. IMHO.

 

[pedro47]

This morning news a tenth death have been reported from this listeria outbreak.

 

[mrsstats]

Does anyone feel safe using Boars Head cold cuts?

 

[VacationForever]

Does anyone feel safe using Boars Head cold cuts?

I have never felt safe eating or buying cold cuts, and it doesn't matter from which brand. There have been past reports of similar issues. We do buy Boars Head cheeses alot, although I don't eat alot of cheeses but my husband does.

 

[ScoopKona]

The Truth Hurts and to many old supervisors and old employees are set In their old bad habits. They can not change with time. IMHO.

This is the easy answer. "Some bad apples at the top let this happen. All we need is a change of management!"

Nope.

This is what happens when profits are more important than people. It's no coincidence that this company has been in an inheritance squabble for years now.

But it's not just Boar's Head. There is so much counterfeit and unsafe food on the shelves today that outbreaks have become commonplace. There's a revolving door between these companies and the regulatory agencies which are supposed to oversee them. Add to that a willfully-ignorant market, and people end up dead. We're not all that different than the People's Republic of China in this regard. The only substantive difference is that when China catches CEOs doing this, they execute them.

China to execute two over poisoned baby milk scandal

Boss of melamine workshop and associate handed death penalty while Sanlu dairy chief gets life sentence

www.theguardian.com

 

[pedro47]

Is The USA government and the court system to lenient on companies and individuals that break the law?

 

[ScoopKona]

Is The USA government and the court system to lenient on companies and individuals that break the law?

If they're wealthy, absolutely yes. The law only comes down like a hammer on poor people who steal baby formula.

We're up to what, 10 people dead due to gross malfeasance? That'll be a slap on the wrist for the people at the top. And even more likely they'll find some janitor scapegoat to pin this on. Then they can possibly weasel out of civil damages.

 

[pedro47]

If they're wealthy, absolutely yes. The law only comes down like a hammer on poor people who steal baby formula.

We're up to what, 10 people dead due to gross malfeasance? That'll be a slap on the wrist for the people at the top. And even more likely they'll find some janitor scapegoat to pin this on. Then they can possibly weasel out of civil damages.

High paid lawyers can find a guilty person not guilty in a murder case. I can remember many, many years ago a barber was shot in his barber shop on a Saturday morning full of customers.
An angre customer can into his shop and shot him point blank in the chest. His high paid lawyer and the court system found this person not guilty of murder..