# Will anybody want to buy anything from Boar's Head again? **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Tags:** food-cooking\ **Created:** [September 13, 2024, 8:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-anybody-want-to-buy-anything-from-boars-head-again/1007232 "2024-09-13T20:07:22Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 7\ **Page:** 9
**Author:** ![Dewey\_Finn](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dewey_finn/32/4222_2.png) [@Dewey\_Finn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dewey_Finn)\ **Post date:** [October 24, 2024, 2:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-anybody-want-to-buy-anything-from-boars-head-again/1007232/161 "2024-10-24T14:54:34Z")
Except that the problems there were going on for at _least_ a year. ---
**Author:** ![DrDeth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b487fb/32.png) [@DrDeth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DrDeth)\ **Post date:** [October 24, 2024, 9:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-anybody-want-to-buy-anything-from-boars-head-again/1007232/162 "2024-10-24T21:56:06Z")
> [@Dewey\_Finn](#): > > That the thing; given that Boar’s Head allowed the conditions at their plant in Jarratt, Virginia to get that bad leads me to wonder whether other plants are just as bad. No, that is not what happened- look at this recent massive listeria outbreak and recall. [https://www.fsis.usda.gov/sites/default/files/food\_label\_pdf/2024-10/Recall-028-2024-Labels.pdf](https://www.fsis.usda.gov/sites/default/files/food_label_pdf/2024-10/Recall-028-2024-Labels.pdf) _Some of the brands that are part of this recall include: 7Eleven, Amazon Fresh, Amazon_ _Kitchen, Atkins, Bell & Evans, Boston Market, Central Eats, Dole, Eat!, El Monterey, Fresh_ _Express, Fusia, Giant Eagle, Gordon Choice, Good & Gather, Great Value, H-E-B, HMS,_ _Home Chef, Jenny Craig, KitchenMate, Kroger, Little Salad Bar, Marketside, Meijer, Michael_ _Angelo’s Gourmet Foods, Michelina’s, Mom’s Meals, RaceTrac, Raley’s, Ready Meals,_ _Red’s, Save Mart, Signature Select, Taylor Farms, Trader Joe’s, Udi’s, Wegmans, Whitsons._ > **[A wave of major listeria recalls shows food safety will 'never be perfect'](https://www.latimes.com/business/story/2024-10-24/you-sure-you-want-to-eat-that-sandwich-listeria-outbreaks-raise-questions-about-food-chain-safety)** > > The safety of mass-produced food has improved dramatically in recent decades, but listeria, a common type of bacterium, presents unique hurdles. and now, even waffles- [https://www.treehousefoods.com/news-and-media/press-release-details/2024/TreeHouse-Foods-Announces-Voluntary-Recall-of-Certain-Waffle-Products-Due-to-the-Potential-for-Listeria-monocytogenes-Contamination/default.aspx](https://www.treehousefoods.com/news-and-media/press-release-details/2024/TreeHouse-Foods-Announces-Voluntary-Recall-of-Certain-Waffle-Products-Due-to-the-Potential-for-Listeria-monocytogenes-Contamination/default.aspx) Are you gonna refuse to eat anything from any of those now? ---
**Author:** ![puzzlegal](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/puzzlegal/32/3827_2.png) [@puzzlegal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/puzzlegal)\ **Post date:** [October 25, 2024, 3:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-anybody-want-to-buy-anything-from-boars-head-again/1007232/163 "2024-10-25T03:10:33Z")
Did inspectors find mold on the equipment when they surveyed the plants after the listeria outbreak? If so, then yeah, i may pass on those brands. ---
**Author:** ![WolfpackJeep](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wolfpackjeep/32/2921_2.png) [@WolfpackJeep](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WolfpackJeep)\ **Post date:** [October 25, 2024, 11:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-anybody-want-to-buy-anything-from-boars-head-again/1007232/164 "2024-10-25T23:16:02Z")
Fun fact for my fellow North Carolinian Dopers: TreeHouse Foods is the current owner of what’s left of the Cates Pickle Company. ---
**Author:** ![Atamasama](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/atamasama/32/12961_2.png) [@Atamasama](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Atamasama)\ **Post date:** [October 25, 2024, 11:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-anybody-want-to-buy-anything-from-boars-head-again/1007232/165 "2024-10-25T23:27:20Z")
> [@Disinfectus](#): > > But as long as what I’m eating is safe, and I have no reason to believe that it isn’t, they will still be my number one choice. I just want to say that your post/username combo is absolutely divine. ---
**Author:** ![Kent\_Clark](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kent_clark/32/105_2.png) [@Kent\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kent_Clark)\ **Post date:** [October 26, 2024, 12:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-anybody-want-to-buy-anything-from-boars-head-again/1007232/166 "2024-10-26T00:05:36Z")
There’s some blowback. Our largest local grocer just announced they were switching from Boar’s Head. [https://fox2now.com/news/missouri/schnucks-cuts-ties-with-boars-head-after-deadly-listeria-outbreak/](https://fox2now.com/news/missouri/schnucks-cuts-ties-with-boars-head-after-deadly-listeria-outbreak/) ---
**Author:** ![Mighty\_Mouse](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mighty_mouse/32/7776_2.png) [@Mighty\_Mouse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mighty_Mouse)\ **Post date:** [October 26, 2024, 12:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-anybody-want-to-buy-anything-from-boars-head-again/1007232/167 "2024-10-26T00:12:32Z")
I can tell you from inside the supermarket business that this is a discussion a lot of chains are having. I predict that the vast majority will stick with Boar’s Head. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-anybody-want-to-buy-anything-from-boars-head-again/1007232.md?page=8)