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nspectors Found ‘General Filth’ At VA Boar’s Head Plant Tied To Deadly Listeria Outbreak: USDA nspectors Found ‘General Filth’ At VA Boar’s Head Plant Tied To Deadly Listeria Outbreak: USDA
nspectors Found ‘General Filth’ At VA Boar’s Head Plant Tied To Deadly Listeria Outbreak: USDA Inspectors found "general filth," poor sanitation practices, and structural issues at Boar’s Head facilities, including the Virginia plant linked to a deadly Listeria outbreak that killed 10 people and hospitalized 60, according to a newly released USDA report. A detailed report by the US Department of Agriculture's Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) has revealed alarming findings at Boar’s Head’s Virginia facility, tied to a 2024 outbreak of Listeria monocytogenes that resulted in 10 deaths and 60 hospitalizations across 19 states.  The outbreak, traced to liverwurst products f…

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Virginia Puppy Mill Owner Found Guilty Of 60 Animal Cruelty Charges Virginia Puppy Mill Owner Found Guilty Of 60 Animal Cruelty Charges
Virginia Puppy Mill Owner Found Guilty Of 60 Animal Cruelty Charges A Northern Virginia dog breeder was found guilty of 60 counts of animal cruelty following a years-long investigation, authorities announced. The Fauquier County Sheriff’s Office executed a search warrant at Irina Barrett's home in January 2020, after learning about the gross neglect of an eight-month-old doberman puppy, Attorney General Jason Miyares said. The puppy, named Yeva, had been deprived of food and veterinary treatment, the AG said. After searching Barrett’s home, authorities found 75 other dobermans and French bull dogs living in deplorable conditions, with serious health is…

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by Cecilia Levine