
3 Boar's Head plants also had unsanitary conditions, including mold and insects, USDA says
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Three Boar's Head deli meat plants were cited for unsanitary conditions, including insects, mold, and "unidentified slime," according to newly released federal records. The new findings suggest that sanitation problems were not limited to the company's factory that was shut down last year following a deadly listeria outbreak.
The inspection records, released in response to Freedom of Information Act requests from The Associated Press and other news organizations, appear similar to some of the issues found at the Jarrett, Virginia, plant that was shuttered after at least 10 people died from Boar's Head products contaminated with listeria.
The plants — located in New Castle, Indiana; Forrest City, Arkansas; and Peterburg, Virginia — were cited by the U.S. Department of Agriculture for issues such as mold on ceilings, floors and walls, "unidentified slime" and "an abundance of insects." The problems cited by USDA inspectors at the three plants date back as far as 2019, according to the documents.

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