HARTFORD, Conn. — Big Y is temporarily closing its deli departments as the grocery store locations deep clean and rid their shelves of deli meat recalled on a national scale. Stop & Shop is also purging its deli inventory amid the recall, the grocery chain announced.
Boar's Head, a brand-name deli meat company, has recalled its liverwurst products due to being contaminated with Listeria, which can cause illness or death if eaten. The affected liverwurst was produced between June 11, 2024, and July 17, 2024.
The 3.5-lb. loaves of “Boar’s Head Strassburger Brand Liverwurst MADE IN VIRGINIA” had sell-by dates ranging from July 25, 2024, to Aug. 30, 2024, and are being recalled, according to Big Y.
Other Boar's Head deli products, including ham, bologna, and salami are being recalled as well. They were produced on June 27 and were shipped with establishment number EST. 12612:
- 9.5-lb. and 4.5-lb. full product, or various weight packages sliced in retail delis, containing “Boar’s Head VIRGINIA HAM OLD FASHIONED HAM” with sell by date “AUG 10” on the product packaging.
- ·4-lb., or various weight packages sliced in retail delis, containing “Boar’s Head ITALIAN CAPPY STYLE HAM” with sell by date “AUG 10” on the product packaging.
- 6-lb., or various weight packages sliced in retail delis, containing “Boar’s Head EXTRA HOT ITALIAN CAPPY STYLE HAM” with sell by date “AUG 10” on the product packaging.
- 4-lb., or various weight packages sliced in retail delis, containing “Boar’s Head BOLOGNA” with sell by date “AUG 10” on the product packaging.
- 2.5-lb., or various weight packages sliced in retail delis, containing “Boar’s Head BEEF SALAMI” with sell by date “AUG 10” on the product packaging.
- 5.5-lb., or various weight packages sliced in retail delis, containing “Boar’s Head STEAKHOUSE ROASTED BACON HEAT & EAT” with sell by date “AUG 15” on the product packaging.
- 3-lb., or various weight packages sliced in retail delis, containing “Boar’s Head GARLIC BOLOGNA” with sell by date “AUG 10” on the product packaging.
- 3-lb., or various weight packages sliced in retail delis, containing “Boar’s Head BEEF BOLOGNA” with sell by date “AUG 10” on the product packaging.
Anyone who has these items in their refrigerators is urged to throw them out or bring them back to the store for a refund.
The USDA is asking delis across the country to clean and sanitize all surfaces and throw out any open meats and cheeses in the deli. It is not clear when the Big Y deli departments will reopen.
Stop & Shop said its stores has "removed all impacted products from sale both in stores and online" and has thrown out other open deli meats and cheeses that may have been exposed and used in the same areas as the affected products.
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