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Blood puddles, mold, tainted meat, bugs: Boar's Head inspections are horrifying

The USDA recorded 69 violations in a year. So far, 9 people have died in the outbreak.

For instance, on June 10, an inspector entered the "pickle vat pump room" and noted "heavy meat buildup" on the walls, which were also crawling with flies and gnats. Earlier, on March 13, an inspection of a room next to where netted hams were handled, an inspector found trash and meat protein on the floor, including "whole pork muscles." In a statement updated on August 29, Boar's Head said, "We are conducting an extensive investigation, working closely with the USDA and government regulatory agencies, as well as with the industry’s leading food safety experts, to determine how our liverwurst produced at our Jarratt, Virginia facility was adulterated and to prevent it from happening again... We will not resume operations at this facility until we are confident that it meets USDA regulatory standards and Boar’s Head’s highest quality and safety standards."

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