Swine and dash. Humanity may have found an unlikely solution to the scourge of wild pigs invading European cities — boar-herding bots. Bizarre footage shows the moment an AI-powered robot chased away a herd of wild pigs in Warsaw, Poland. The bot pursues the boars across a parking lot. X / @edwardwarchocki “I’m herding the … Read more
The Boar’s Head deli meat plant at the heart of last year’s deadly food poisoning outbreak is set to reopen in the coming months, company officials said. But recent inspections at Boar’s Head sites in three states documented sanitation problems similar to those that led to the listeria contamination that killed 10 people and sickened dozens. The Jarratt, Virginia, … Read more
A deadly outbreak of listeria food poisoning tied to a massive recall of popular Boar’s Head deli meats is over, federal health officials said Thursday. Ten people died and 61 were sickened in 19 states after eating listeria-contaminated Boar’s Head products, including liverwurst. Illnesses were reported between late May and mid-September, according to the Centers for Disease Control and … Read more
Boar’s Head, the deli meat company at the center of a deadly listeria food poisoning outbreak, is being scrutinized by law enforcement officials, the US Agriculture Department disclosed in response to government records requests. Officials with USDA’s Food Safety and Inspection Service refused to share documents regarding the agency’s inspections and enforcement at the Boar’s Head … Read more
A 10th person has died in the listeria outbreak that shuttered a Boar’s Head deli meat plant, federal health officials said Wednesday. At least 59 people in 19 states have been sickened by the bacteria first detected in liverwurst made at the Jarratt, Virginia, plant. Illnesses were reported between late May and late August, the US Centers … Read more
An elderly Missouri couple has filed the first lawsuit related to the recent listeria outbreak linked to Boar’s Head meats sliced at deli counters, which sickened nearly three dozen people and caused two deaths. Patrick and Sue Fleming are seeking upward of $25,000 for injuries and damages from Boar’s Head and Schnucks Markets for medical … Read more
NEW YORK — U.S. health officials Friday announced a recall of some Boar’s Head liverwurst and other deli meats as they investigate a listeria outbreak that has sickened nearly three dozen people and caused two deaths. Boar’s Head Provisions Co. recalled its liverwurst because it may be tainted with the listeria bacteria, the U.S. Agriculture Department said. The company … Read more