Numerous grocery stores in Massachusetts temporarily closed their delis on Friday in the wake of a nationwide recall of Boar’s Head products that may be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes.Big Y said the USDA Food Safety and Inspection Service recommended cleaning and sanitization of surfaces in the facilities. The agency also recommended discarding any open meats and cheeses in the delis.“We have stopped shipment into our stores on any products of concern at this time,” John Fraro, senior director of fresh foods at Big Y, said in a statement. “We are taking these steps out of an abundance of caution for our customers’ safety. To make sure we are breaking the supply chain, we will also be disposing of all product that may have come in contact with the affected products.”Stop & Shop also said it would discard open products and thoroughly clean the deli area and equipment. Video below: Stop & Shop deli closedStop & Shop said on Friday evening that its delis had reopened after they “completed the process of deep cleaning equipment and removing all impacted products from the Boar’s Head recall.”Stop & Shop said that “out of an abundance of caution,” it made the decision to temporarily close its delis on Friday to conduct the cleaning and product removal. Big Y operates about 60 locations across Massachusetts. Stop & Shop has 125 locations in the state. The listeria outbreak linked to the Boar’s Head products was first reported last week. As of Thursday, 34 people were sickened, with all but one hospitalized. Two people died.Listeria can contaminate food and sicken people who eat it. Symptoms include fever, muscle aches, nausea and diarrhea. It can be treated with antibiotics, but it is especially dangerous to pregnant women, newborns, the elderly and those with compromised immune systems.”Listeria can survive at lower temperatures,” Dr. Todd Ellerin with South Shore Health, says. “It can survive in a refrigerators, which is one of the ways we think we keep our food safe.”Ellerin says one way to eliminate listeria is through high heat. “If you heat up any of these deli meats to 165 degrees Fahrenheit, that kills the listeria,” Ellerin said. Ellerin said customers who purchased other deli meats in stores that sold Boar’s Head should also use caution. “There could be cross-contamination, so that equipment in the deli could be infected,” Ellerin said. Ellerin said that federal investigators were continuing to investigate the source of the listeria. “It’s possible that there’s potentially another type of manufacturer or supplier that that has infected deli meat,” Ellerin said. Video below: Doctor discusses Listeria contamination of deli meatAn estimated 1,600 people get listeria food poisoning each year and about 260 die, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.The Boar’s Head recall includes a number of products stamped with an August 10 sell-by date, including bologna, garlic bologna, beef bologna, beef salami, Italian Cappy-style ham and Extra Hot Italian Cappy-style ham. Also included is Steakhouse Roasted Bacon Heat and Eat, with a sell-by date of Aug. 15.
Numerous grocery stores in Massachusetts temporarily closed their delis on Friday in the wake of a nationwide recall of Boar’s Head products that may be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes.
Big Y said the USDA Food Safety and Inspection Service recommended cleaning and sanitization of surfaces in the facilities. The agency also recommended discarding any open meats and cheeses in the delis.
“We have stopped shipment into our stores on any products of concern at this time,” John Fraro, senior director of fresh foods at Big Y, said in a statement. “We are taking these steps out of an abundance of caution for our customers’ safety. To make sure we are breaking the supply chain, we will also be disposing of all product that may have come in contact with the affected products.”
Stop & Shop also said it would discard open products and thoroughly clean the deli area and equipment.
Video below: Stop & Shop deli closed
Stop & Shop said on Friday evening that its delis had reopened after they “completed the process of deep cleaning equipment and removing all impacted products from the Boar’s Head recall.”
Stop & Shop said that “out of an abundance of caution,” it made the decision to temporarily close its delis on Friday to conduct the cleaning and product removal.
Big Y operates about 60 locations across Massachusetts. Stop & Shop has 125 locations in the state.
The listeria outbreak linked to the Boar’s Head products was first reported last week. As of Thursday, 34 people were sickened, with all but one hospitalized. Two people died.
Listeria can contaminate food and sicken people who eat it. Symptoms include fever, muscle aches, nausea and diarrhea. It can be treated with antibiotics, but it is especially dangerous to pregnant women, newborns, the elderly and those with compromised immune systems.
“Listeria can survive at lower temperatures,” Dr. Todd Ellerin with South Shore Health, says. “It can survive in a refrigerators, which is one of the ways we think we keep our food safe.”
Ellerin says one way to eliminate listeria is through high heat.
“If you heat up any of these deli meats to 165 degrees Fahrenheit, that kills the listeria,” Ellerin said.
Ellerin said customers who purchased other deli meats in stores that sold Boar’s Head should also use caution. “There could be cross-contamination, so that equipment in the deli could be infected,” Ellerin said.
Ellerin said that federal investigators were continuing to investigate the source of the listeria. “It’s possible that there’s potentially another type of manufacturer or supplier that that has infected deli meat,” Ellerin said.
Video below: Doctor discusses Listeria contamination of deli meat
An estimated 1,600 people get listeria food poisoning each year and about 260 die, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
The Boar’s Head recall includes a number of products stamped with an August 10 sell-by date, including bologna, garlic bologna, beef bologna, beef salami, Italian Cappy-style ham and Extra Hot Italian Cappy-style ham. Also included is Steakhouse Roasted Bacon Heat and Eat, with a sell-by date of Aug. 15.
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