Boar's Head closing Virginia plant linked to deadly listeria outbreak
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https://boarshead.com/products-recall-2024
>First and foremost, our investigation has identified the root cause of the contamination as a specific production process that only existed at the Jarratt facility and was used only for liverwurst. With this discovery, *we have decided to permanently discontinue liverwurst*.
https://apnews.com/article/boars-head-listeria-recall-fcde06...
Here's me thinking that would be a standard thing for such a large producer...
https://apnews.com/article/boars-head-listeria-recall-fcde06...
https://boarshead.com/pdf/Boars-Head-NOS-July-2024_view.pdf
Boars Head just decided that it’s better to close the plant indefinitely, since they can’t comply with regulations immediately.
Which is to say that an effectively-regulated Boar's Head would still have its Virginia plant, and the plant workers there would still have their jobs. Nine people would still have their lives. And those who wanted to could still buy Boar's Head liverwurst.
Effective regulation preserves health, lives, jobs, and corporate reputations.
Ineffective regulation, regulatory capture, and complete deregulation destroy health, lives, jobs, and corporate (and industry) reputations.