Check your fridge: more meats added to the Boar's Head listeria meat recall

Hoagie and sub fans should check their fridge right now, because Boar's Head has added dozens more of its deli meats to the listeria meat recall list.

And if you have any these meats in your fridge, you should destroy them immediately.

The Food and Safety Inspection Service of the United States Department of Agriculture confirmed that dozens of Boars' Head meats have been added to the recall list.

Boar's Head Provisions Co., Inc. is expanding its recall of deli meats due to possible contamination with Listeria bacteria.

The company is now recalling about 7 million more pounds of ready-to-eat meat and poultry products, including 71 products made between May 10 and July 29, 2024, under the Boar’s Head and Old Country brands.

These items include meat intended for slicing at retail delis as well as some packaged meat and poultry products sold at retail locations."

The United States Department of Agriculture published a spreadsheet of the additional recalled meats, and also has an alert depicting the labels of the recalled meats.

The recall includes popular Boar's Head deli mets such as beef salami; bologna; Italian cappy style ham; steakhouse roasted bacon; sweet sliced uncured ham; tavern ham; and Virginia ham.

The listeria contamination is thought to be responsible for at least two deaths, and triggered at least one lawsuit.

Although these states have reported cases of listeria, the CDC said there could be more as it can take weeks for cases to be reported.

Georgia

Illinois — one death

Massachusetts

Maryland

Minnesota

Missouri

North Carolina

New Jersey — one death

New York

Pennsylvania

Virginia

Wisconsin

Listeria is especially harmful and considered high risk to those that are pregnant, aged 65 years or older or have a compromised immune system.

The CDC warns those at high risk to not eat meats sliced at any deli counter, unless it is reheated to an internal temperature of 165 degrees or until steaming hot. (Listeria can grow on foods kept in refrigerator.) Clean your refrigerator, containers or surfaces that may have touched sliced deli meats.

Listeria symptoms usually start within the first two weeks of eating contaminated food with Listeria, however it can show up as late at up to 10 weeks later.

Symptoms include fever, muscle aches, tiredness, headache, stiff neck, confusion, loss of balance or seizures.

Damon C. Williams is a Philadelphia-based journalist reporting on trending topics across the Mid-Atlantic Region.

This article originally appeared on USATNetwork: New meats added to Boar's Head recall list