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Boar's Head faces legal scrutiny over deadly deli meat listeria outbreak, USDA says

Sep. 27, 2024 15:54 PM EDT

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 U.S. Agriculture Department disclosed in response to government records requests. Officials with USDA's Food Safety and Inspection...

South Korea sets a compensation plan for dog meat farmers before the 2027 ban

Sep. 26, 2024 22:47 PM EDT

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Korea announced plans Thursday to compensate farmers and others in the country's dwindling dog meat industry before a formal ban goes into effect in 2027, a move that is drawing opposition from both farmers and some animal rights activists. South...

10th death reported in Boar's Head deli meat listeria outbreak

Sep. 25, 2024 20:13 PM EDT

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...

Japan and China reach deal over Fukushima water release and move closer to resolving seafood ban

Sep. 20, 2024 11:10 AM EDT

TOKYO (AP) — Japan and China announced Friday that they have reached a deal resolving their disputes over the discharge of treated radioactive wastewater from the tsunami-hit Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant into the Pacific Ocean and Beijing's subsequent ban on Japanese seafood. ...

Fruit and seafood are the latest front in escalating Taiwan-China tensions

Sep. 19, 2024 04:50 AM EDT

TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — Taiwan said Thursday that China's ban on imports of its fruit, vegetables, seafood and other goods violates trade rules, in the latest escalation of tensions between the self-governing island republic and its massive neighbor, which claims Taiwan as its own territory and has...

Boar's Head closing Virginia plant linked to deadly listeria outbreak

Sep. 13, 2024 17:43 PM EDT

Boar’s Head said Friday it’s closing the Virginia plant tied to a deadly listeria outbreak. The Sarasota, Florida-based company said it will also permanently discontinue production of liverwurst, the product that was linked to the deaths of at least nine people and...

Deadline approaching for appeals in case that exonerated US Open champion Jannik Sinner from doping

Sep. 09, 2024 12:48 PM EDT

ROME (AP) — Time is running out for appeals to be filed in the case that exonerated U.S. Open champion Jannik Sinner from doping. The World Anti-Doping Agency and Nado Italia, Italy’s anti-doping agency, likely have only a few more days to challenge the decision announced by the...

Wisconsin health officials recall eggs after a multistate salmonella outbreak

Sep. 07, 2024 08:33 AM EDT

Wisconsin health officials initiated a recall of eggs following an outbreak of salmonella infections among 65 people in nine states that originated on a Wisconsin farm. The Wisconsin Department of Health Services said in a statement Friday that among those infected by salmonella are...

Boar's Head plant linked to deadly outbreak broke food safety rules dozens of times, records show

Aug. 29, 2024 18:07 PM EDT

A Boar’s Head deli meat plant in Virginia tied to a deadly food poisoning outbreak repeatedly violated federal regulations, including instances of mold, insects, liquid dripping from ceilings, and meat and fat residue on walls, floors and equipment, newly released records show. ...

Here's what to know about recalled Boar's Head deli meats linked to a deadly listeria outbreak

Aug. 29, 2024 11:47 AM EDT

A deadly food poisoning outbreak has led to the recall of more than 7 million pounds of popular Boar's Head deli meats made at a plant in Virginia. U.S. health officials are investigating the outbreak of the bacteria listeria that began in May. Nine people have died and about 50 have...