Recalled Boar’s Head Meat Products Removed from USVI Stores, Distributor Says

Consumers concerned about the Boar’s Head meat recall

Consumers concerned about the Boar’s Head meat recall over listeria contamination can rest easy, according to a distributor for the company, who said Thursday that the liverwurst behind the initial recall was never available in the U.S. Virgin Islands, and all products in the expanded voluntary recall that followed have been removed from local store shelves.

Boar’s Head first issued a recall on July 26 for liverwurst prepared at its plant in Jarratt, Virginia, and then expanded that on Tuesday to include another 71 products — out of an abundance of caution, it said — because they were produced at the same facility, according to the distributor who is based in Puerto Rico and who asked not to be identified.

The expanded list of products was produced between May 10 and July 29 under the Boar’s Head and Old Country brand names, according to a notice from the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service. They have sell-by dates ranging from July 29 through Oct. 17. The full list may be viewed here.