(Gray News) - Boar’s Head Provisions Co., Inc., is recalling all of its liverwurst currently available for sale over concerns the products may be contaminated with listeria.

The nationwide recall of about 207,528 pounds of products was announced by the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service on Friday and includes several varieties of its deli products that were produced on the same day as the liverwurst.

The ready-to-eat liverwurst products were produced between June 11 and July 17 and have a 44-day shelf life.

The following liverwurst products are subject to recall:

• 3.5-lb. loaves in plastic casing, or various weight packages sliced in retail delis, containing “Boar’s Head Strassburger Brand Liverwurst MADE IN VIRGINIA.” The products were shipped to retailers bear sell by dates ranging July 25 to Aug. 30 printed on the side of the packaging.

Other products produced on the same day under recall are the following:

• 9.5-lb. and 4.5-lb. full product, or various weight packages sliced in retail delis, containing “Boar’s Head VIRGINIA HAM OLD FASHIONED HAM” with sell by date “AUG 10” on the product packaging.
• 4-lb., or various weight packages sliced in retail delis, containing “Boar’s Head ITALIAN CAPPY STYLE HAM” with sell by date “AUG 10” on the product packaging.
• 6-lb., or various weight packages sliced in retail delis, containing “Boar’s Head EXTRA HOT ITALIAN CAPPY STYLE HAM” with sell by date “AUG 10” on the product packaging.
• 4-lb., or various weight packages sliced in retail delis, containing “Boar’s Head BOLOGNA” with sell by date “AUG 10” on the product packaging.
• 2.5-lb., or various weight packages sliced in retail delis, containing “Boar’s Head BEEF SALAMI” with sell by date “AUG 10” on the product packaging.
• 5.5-lb., or various weight packages sliced in retail delis, containing “Boar’s Head STEAKHOUSE ROASTED BACON HEAT & EAT” with sell by date “AUG 15” on the product packaging.
• 3-lb., or various weight packages sliced in retail delis, containing “Boar’s Head GARLIC BOLOGNA” with sell by date “AUG 10” on the product packaging.
• 3-lb., or various weight packages sliced in retail delis, containing “Boar’s Head BEEF BOLOGNA” with sell by date “AUG 10” on the product packaging.       

The USDA said the problem was discovered when a sample of the liverwurst tested positive for L. monocytogenes.

Further testing is required to determine if the listeria detected in the liverwurst is linked to an ongoing outbreak that has sickened at least 34 people in 13 states, including 33 hospitalizations and two deaths.

Eating food contaminated with listeria can result in listeriosis, a serious infection that primarily affects people who are pregnant, aged 65 or older, or with weakened immune systems.

The USDA said those who have purchased these products are urged not to eat them, and retailers are urged not to sell them. The products should be thrown away or returned to the place of purchase.

People who have purchased these products are also urged to clean refrigerators thoroughly to prevent the risk of cross-contamination.

Customers who want more information about the recall can contact Boar’s Head Provisions Co., Inc., Customer Service at 1-800-352-6277.

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