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The Rise Of Major Food Recalls

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🗓️ 17 September 2024

⏱️ 36 minutes

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Delicatessen supplier Boar's Head is shutting down its Virginia plant indefinitely after being linked to a listeria outbreak which killed nine people and hospitalized 57.

Some 7 million pounds of meat has been recalled. Two years before the outbreak, the USDA submitted reports indicating the Virginia plant posed an imminent threat to food safety. That report cited mold, rust, and insects, among other concerns.

The deadly listeria outbreak comes amid a rise in food recalls. According to Public Interest Research Group, 2023 saw their highest number since before the pandemic. Just last week, warnings were sent out for apple juice, eggs, cantaloupes, and cinnamon.

We discuss the increase in food recalls and what consumers can do to protect themselves and their loved ones.

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Listen to the Life Kit podcast from NPR. Four's head has expanded its deli meat recall again because of a deadly Listeria outbreak.

0:34.6

It now applies to 71 products.

0:36.9

57 people have been hospitalized in 18 states, making this the largest Listeria outbreak in the US since 2011.

0:45.6

Stomach turning details have come to light in the Listeria outbreak linked to Boershead

0:50.9

Delhi Meats. The report goes on to describe insects crawling on the walls and

0:55.1

flying around the room, a black mold-like substance and green algal growth throughout the

1:00.4

plant. Seven million pounds of meat have been recalled since late July, and Bors had announced

1:06.7

on Friday it's indefinitely shutting down its Virginia plant.

1:10.7

But two years before the outbreak, USDA inspectors said that plant posed a quote

1:15.4

imminent threat to food safety. The report cited mold, rust, and insects among

1:21.2

other violations.

1:23.0

The deadly Listeria outbreak comes amid a rise in food recalls.

1:27.0

Just last week, warnings were sent out for brands of apple juice, eggs, cantalopes, and cinnamon.

1:32.0

So why are we seeing a rise in recalls? eggs, cantalopes, and cinnamon.

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So why are we seeing a rise and recalls?

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What should regulators in the food industry do to keep our food safe, and what can you do to

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protect yourself?

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We get into food safety right after the break. I'm Jen White. You're

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listening to the 1A podcast where we get to the heart of the story. Stay with us.

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