Here is the joint press statement:
Parties continue to engage towards bringing the listeriosis class action to a close as quickly as possible.
Johannesburg, 3 February 2025 – Tiger Brands, Richard Spoor Inc and LHL Attorneys today announced that they have reached agreement for advance payments to be made to the first of a number
Hard to know if there is no new news or if the edict from the new administration of no new updates has quieted the FDA?
So says its lawyers.
Puffery or promises?
The lawyers for Boar’s Head have moved to dismiss certain claims brought against their client on behalf of a family whose mother died from Listeria – tainted Boars Head Liverwurst.
As its lawyers say:
“Plaintiff has brought a negligence per se claim based on Virginia Code § 3.2-5126
Since the last update on November 22, 2024, eight new illnesses were reported from five states. These sick people were identified after food and environmental sampling found a second strain of Listeria. As of December 5, 2024, 19 people from eight states have been infected with the outbreak strains of Listeria.
Sick people’s samples were
The CDC, public health and regulatory officials in several states, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (USDA-FSIS), and the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) investigated a multistate outbreak of Listeria monocytogenes infections.
Epidemiologic and laboratory data showed that meat and cheese from deli counters made people sick. A single deli
On July 12, 2024, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) launched an investigation into a multistate outbreak of listeriosis linked to retail-sliced deli meats. The investigation was triggered when the Maryland Department of Health detected Listeria monocytogenes in a sample of liverwurst. In response, the Maryland Department of Health
A new Listeria monocytogenes outbreak from an unknown source has been detected by the Food and Drug Administration.
At least 34 patients are confirmed in the outbreak, which was first posted by the FDA on Jan. 15. The agency has begun traceback but has not reported what foods are being traced. The FDA has not
And, where is the Inspector General’s Report? And, where are the Congressional Hearings?
Here is the final paragraph from the USDA/FISS Food Safety Assessment of the Boar’s Head in 2022 plant that in 2024 would sicken 61 – killing 10 with Listeria-tainted Liverwurst:
An analysis of the [below] stated NRs (non-compliances) indicates when not adequately
FSIS published a report on the why’s of the outbreak and a list of things it intends to do to prevent another “Boar’s Head”
FSIS Assessment of Factors Contributing to Outbreak Associated with Boar’s Head Establishment M12612
M12612 is a large establishment in Jarratt, VA, that received its grant of inspection in April 1984. The
Perhaps, more information will be forthcoming this week.
FDA Traceback Initiated: Used to identify the source and distribution of the implicated food and remove the contaminated product from the marketplace, to distinguish between two or more implicated food products, and to determine potential routes and/or sources of contamination in order to help prevent future
