“This is a dark moment in our company’s history," read a statement from Boar's Head Steve Helber/AP Boar’s Head is closing one of its plants following a listeria outbreak. On Sept ...

What happens when Americans find out their go-to deli-meat brand has been tied to a deadly listeria outbreak? That’s the reality many are facing as a result of the Boar’s Head recalls due to ...

Bacteria that produce lipase will hydrolyze the olive oil and produce a halo around the bacterial growth. The Gram-positive rod, Bacillus subtilis is lipase positive (pictured on the right) The plate ...

Liverwurst is a victim of the fallout from a listeria outbreak that led to a massive product recall. “Our investigation has identified the root cause of the contamination as a specific ...

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The listeria outbreak linked to deli meats has led to 57 hospitalizations and 9 deaths across 18 states, while more are possible as the incubation period for listeria can last more than two months.

The decision to "permanently discontinue" the deli meat was announced Friday, months after the discovery of an ongoing listeria outbreak was tied to a "specific production process" that caused 57 ...

An ongoing listeria outbreak tied to Boar's Head deli meat has expanded across five additional states and resulted in a rash of new hospitalizations and deaths, the CDC said in an investigation ...

Most species of bacteria can be broadly divided into two groups, known as gram-positive and gram-negative. These categories reflect big differences in the microbes' biology, and they also dictate ...

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