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Boar’s Head closing Virginia plant linked to deadly listeria outbreak

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Boar’s Head said Friday it’s closing the Virginia plant tied to a deadly listeria outbreak. The Sarasota, Florida-based company said it will also permanently…

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  1. NJ.com / Star-Ledger

    Boar’s Head plant with blood, bugs and mold to close after dozens hospitalized from bad deli meat (opens NJ.com / Star-Ledger)

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    NJ.com / Star-Ledger's feed description

    A Boar's Head plant that produced deli meat in Virginia will cease operations after a deadly listeria outbreak affected several states.

  2. CBS News

    Boar (opens CBS News)

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    Boar's Head will no longer make liverwurst and is indefinitely closing the location where the product was made, impacting 500 workers.

  3. CNN

    Boar’s Head to close Virginia plant linked to deadly listeria outbreak (opens CNN)

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    CNN's feed description

    Boar’s Head will close the Virginia plant that produced deli meat products tied to a deadly listeria outbreak, the company said on Friday.

  4. WTOP Washington DC

    Boar’s Head closing Virginia plant linked to deadly listeria outbreak (opens WTOP Washington DC)

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    WTOP Washington DC's feed description

    Boar’s Head said Friday it’s closing the Virginia plant tied to a deadly listeria outbreak. The Sarasota, Florida-based company said it will also permanently…

  5. NBC Chicago

    Boar's Head to ‘indefinitely close' Virginia plant tied to listeria deaths (opens NBC Chicago)

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    NBC Chicago's feed description

    After a deadly listeria outbreak stretched across 18 states and killed at least nine people, Boar's Head will "indefinitely close" the Jarratt, Virginia, meat...

  6. ABC 13 Houston

    Boar's Head to indefinitely close plant at center of deadly listeria outbreak (opens ABC 13 Houston)

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    ABC 13 Houston's feed description

    The Boar's Head plant in Virginia at the center of a deadly listeria outbreak is indefinitely closing, the company announced on Friday.

  7. Fox7 Austin

    Boar’s Head to close Virginia plant tied to deadly listeria outbreak (opens Fox7 Austin)

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    Fox7 Austin's feed description

    Boar’s Head said Friday it’s closing the Virginia plant tied to a deadly listeria outbreak.

  8. Gizmodo

    Boar's Head Shuts Down Virginia Meat Plant After 9 Deaths Linked to Listeria (opens Gizmodo)

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    Gizmodo's feed description

    "This is a dark moment in our company’s history," Boar's Head said in a statement.

  9. FOX Business

    Boar's Head discontinues product, closes facility linked to listeria outbreak 'indefinitely' (opens FOX Business)

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    Boar's Head announced on Friday that it is ‘indefinitely’ closing the Virginia manufacturing plant that's been linked to the deadly listeria outbreak.

  10. Quartz

    Boar's Head plant linked to a deadly listeria outbreak is shutting down (opens Quartz)

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    500 union workers at the plant will receive severance or relocation help

  11. NBC News

    Boar's Head indefinitely closes Virginia plant tied to deadly listeria outbreak, discontinues liverwurst (opens NBC News)

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    NBC News's feed description

    Boar’s Head announced Friday it has indefinitely shut down a Virginia deli meat plant and discontinuing the liverwurst that is linked to a deadly multi-state listeria outbreak that also sickened dozens.

  12. Washington Examiner

    Boar’s Head closes facility responsible for listeria outbreak and discontinues liverwurst (opens Washington Examiner)

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    Boar's Head is permanently closing the plant in Virginia responsible for the listeria outbreak that killed nine people and hospitalized dozens.

  13. Valdosta Daily Times

    Boar’s Head said it’s closing the Virginia plant tied to a deadly listeria outbreak (opens Valdosta Daily Times)

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    Boar’s Head said it’s closing the Virginia plant tied to a deadly listeria outbreak.

  14. New York Post

    Boar’s Head to stop selling liverwurst, shutter plant tied to listeria deaths (opens New York Post)

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    The Boar’s Head Virginia meat processing plant at the center of a deadly listeria outbreak will close “indefinitely” the company said on Friday.

  15. WHDH Boston

    Boar’s Head to close Virginia plant linked to deadly listeria outbreak - Boston News, Weather, Sports (opens WHDH Boston)

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    (CNN) — Boar’s Head will close the Virginia plant that produced deli meat tied to a deadly listeria outbreak, the company said on Friday.The move is part of

  16. The Hill

    Boar’s Head closing plant linked to listeria cases (opens The Hill)

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    Boar’s Head announced Friday that it would be closing its Jarratt, Va. production plant linked to this summer’s deadly listeria outbreak. In a release on its website, the company said it has been investigating alongside the U.S.

  17. Forbes

    Everything To Know About The Listeria Outbreaks—As Boar’s Head Plant Closes Indefinitely (opens Forbes)

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    Forbes's feed description

    Boar

  18. Anchorage Daily News

    Boar’s Head is closing the Virginia plant linked to deadly listeria outbreak (opens Anchorage Daily News)

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    Anchorage Daily News's feed description

    The plant had a troubled history, with reports of mold, insects and other problems during safety inspections.

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