Yeah, but you’re a person you’re not a corporation. I know what you’re thinking. Corporations are people but it’s different when we’re talking about. Sending someone at a corporation to jail for wrongdoing in that case they’re not people we should treat them differently. Only treat corporations like people when it benefits them.
@@jermelpurse3018i agree. You can’t just use one person as a scapegoat. Its a failure on many levels from emoloyees to supervisors and inspectors. People just want one person to blame so that they can “solve” the problem. Not too many think like us
How can this company charge $15/lb and not have the finest quality meats? Their prices are insane for the lowest quality in health standards. CEO should get any bonuses clawed back.
Fun Fact: Here in NYC Boar Head is super cheap, unlike down south: like Florida. My mom was shocked when I told her and she saw how different the prices were.
Exactly, there are other plants, but I think this plant should be knocked down and they need to rebuild it. Something went wrong there because I know people that are distributors for boars head and this is a great company and they pride themselves on keeping things very clean but something went very wrong in this plant.
Yeah their reputation will be severely tarnished. And they were supposed to be the good stuff. Their meats are significantly priced higher than other options at the deli counter.
@Alyssasrosegarden it would be hard to rebrand and have the reputation they enjoyed. This Boar Head mess is going to effect the whole deli meats industry. There was already a great deal of information out there about processed meat being a carcinogen. It will be interesting to see what happens.
I totally agree. I don't like the brand of meat anyway. I tell you, you can't slice it up in a grocery store without constant inspections. Boars Head needs to be held accountable and everyone involved.
@@jinsu0504who takes overall responsibility is the ceo, then the management it really doesn’t matter wtf the packers do if the top isn’t making quality standards required for the establishment. Like you sue the doctor not the nurse
This is what happens when you weaken government & empower corporations. I have NEVER seen an instance where corporations put public health ahead of their profits.
Old meat packed in equipment and on walls??? Puddles and puddles of rancid blood on floors??? Wth weren't they closed down before people had to die?? And the senseless slaughter of animals to then have over 7 million pounds of meat just thrown away! I will NEVER purchase or eat Board Head products again! Shame on them!!!
It doesn't matter who has the most power and authority, what matters is the moral and ethics of the ppl with the power and authority. If they lead with compassion and integrity then things will be well, but if they're corrupt, which most of them are, then expect disaster.
Well now, keep in mind that the health department and the ones that were supposed to do the DAILY INSPECTIONS, NEED TO BE HELD ACCOUNTABLE ALSO. Those inspections, weren't being done and the accountability lies in so many there. Who ever was to supervise the inspectors reporting, the inspectors themselves, the managers of that Boar's Head facility need to be let go and the whole management of that one facility need to be let go. Any employees that worked directly in those areas with the broken pipes , condensation, mold etc, need their files checked to see if they had reported the issues to supervisor. All of them need to be held accountable.
How did it get this bad? Really?! We laid off a number of USDA inspector years ago and let the facility inspect themselves with the some state oversight. Unbelievable. Deregulation at its best!
To the clownie blaming Obama: the president is not the King. The reason those furloughs occured was due to automatic budget cuts due to CONGRESS not being able to reach a deal on the budget. Amazing what context can do, huh?
The big issue is alot of Deli shops use it for sandwiches for the people that didn't know that they had the risk of death from this failure it was a bit unavoidable.
Rather than an academic being interviewed, I'd rather see a USDA official on the spot. I'm sure they refused to talk with news media. What is interesting about this is the supermarket Kroger just remodeled their deli to highlight Boar's Head products almost exclusively. Since the product code for recall is on the bulk package only, there's no way to know if the meat you're getting is not recalled. That step is up to the seller to determine. Not much comfort IMHO.
I don't usually shop at Kroger, I shop Meijer. Each location is different.. because it's the people that make the store nice successful 👍, praise be to the faithful workers out there.. there are some that do appreciate you even if your unnoticed! You do well because it's who you are and what you choose, thank you. You care for others.
In CT….Stop and Shop and Boars Head have been in bed together for a while now. $16.99 /lb. for low grade turkey produced in a FILTHY environment. I stopped buying before listeria outbreak.
Hi 👋🏾 Deli employee for [redacted] The Boar's Head recall is and continues to be serious! I was present when a Boar's Head representative collected all of their products that were recalled. The products that were recalled in summary is most of their ham, beef, and uncured salami's. None of the chicken, turkey, or cheeses were recalled. All of our silcers had to be cleaned and unfortunately we still sell Boar's Head products at our location. I have never eaten Boar's Head products and gave up deli meats from my diet years ago. I hate that I have to sell this company's products knowing about the outbreak. I'm nervous everytime a customer purchases one of the products from our retail wall and at the service counter.
I WORK IN FOOD SAFETY AND KNOW PEOPLE IN FOOD SAFETY. What Boars Head did, which no one is talking about it profits have been down since covid because Boars Head, already expensive, raised their prices even more. Lots of delis stopped carrying it. So the people in the board room had to cut costs and well, less cleaning and sanitization happened as a result. When you are a lunch meat processor, it is so critical to know the minimum standards for keeping a clean facility and surpassing that goal by 200% because it is so easy to cross contaminate and the heads of the company who okayed this budget cut in this category should be charged and jailed.
@@tyreekjones5668 there are always plenty of broken things but also plenty of other things that work just fine. Don't be so obnoxiously dramatic and sensational
Profits over safety. I work in a food manufacturing which I won’t name, I need to stay employed. Mice, bird droppings, ants, and other bugs. Ones in charge don’t know the difference between cleaning and sanitizing. Poor hygienic practices by the workers. Gotta have them production numbers. Cleaning can wait
Could you please message me the name? I just meed to know for my own health so I can avoid. I have a disease that causes extreme pain due to affecting my spinal nerves directly but also causes autoimmune problems and I'm on methotrexate for it which is chemo so my immune system is shot. I can't sit, stand, or walk more than 5 minutes on a good day so microwave meals and pre-made food is my go to because I can't make fresh food unfortunately. I will not tell anyone. I just need to ensure I protect myself.
And the USDA's inspection budget is cut on an annual basis. It's another, smaller blackwater Horizon. There's not enough inspectors and the fines imposed aren't enough of a deterrent to ensure another instance doesn't happen.
@@catherinewilliams9680 That’s why they delegate it to state inspectors. However, if the state is pro-business and anti-consumer, stuff like this will persist
We don’t need inspectors we can work on the honesty code. Don’t you trust big business to just do what is right don’t you know corporations are people and people always do the right thing especially when big money is concerned.
Nobody’s going to go to jail for this. People who worked at this facility knew about these conditions. They said nothing. I can understand someone might be afraid of losing their job but managers knew about these conditions. They said nothing. Senior level leadership knew about these conditions and said nothing. People who had responsibilities to hit production numbers people who had responsibility to make sure certain environmental controls were met. People were responsible for health and safety senior level. People who were responsible for these things knew this was going on and said nothing. People need to go to jail, but in America civil lawsuits will, be what reigns supreme here the government will sue. The company will settle out of court. People will sue. The company will settle out of court and no one will go to jail. The executives who eventually step down guess what they will get gold parachutes. No one goes to jail so it can happen again in the future.
You are absolutely right. I feel good that I didn't support $15 for a pound off procest meat at publix florida. They just lost millions off revenue and a damaged image for years to come. I hope they learned their lesson.
Me too. And I buy a lot of it. I guess I should do what my grandmother did Bake a ham. Slice the meat for sandwiches Make my own ham salad and cheese spread. Make a meatloaf, slice that down for sandwiches too
Republican deregulation and defunding of government agencies. Vote blue all down the ticket to help protect yourself and your family, because Republicans don't think the USDA needs inspectors, and that businesses can police themselves.
@@trivalentclan Okay then why didn't management shut it down? Probably the report came in on Friday at 2PM but all those .gov "workers" were already home for the weekend.
About 50 years ago I worked in a small meat distributorship. It was the dirtiest place I'd ever seen - I even saw green slugs on top of liver that had been stored in big aluminum tubs. If beef that was being ground into hamburger fell onto the ground, it went back into the grinder-sawdust, dirt and all. Anyway, the word came down that the feds were going to start regulating these types of businesses and to expect inspections once the program got rolling. I remember the owner whining and moaning over how much money this was going to cost, especially to bring that facility up to standards. Anyway, he complied and it looked like things were not as bad has he had anticipated. However, the federal inspector assigned to this place became chums with the business owner and guess what? Somebody's palms were greased and there was never another violation- ever.
Putting profit before people. I worked at a huge corporation and it was ALWAYS “cut labor” “cut labor”, never had enough work hours allotted to get deep cleaning done.
Whether it’s Boeing or Boar’s Head, quality matters!!! Every person who worked at that facility knew the sanitation rules were ignored, so failure in the command chain is actually a failed society. When and why did quality stop mattering in America... One end of our government allows deregulation and white collar crime while the other end promotes political correctness absurdity (meaning no one can be faulted) and protecting low level criminality. The government bares a responsibility to keep its citizens safe!!!
Blood, bugs and mold found in Boar’s Head plant linked to listeria outbreak that’s killed at least 9 people. An inspector noted “a rancid smell” in the raw receiving cooler with “ample amounts of blood in puddles on the floor” during a Feb. 21 visit. A “black mold-like substance” was seen WHY WASN'T THE PLANT CLOSED DOWN 6+ MOS AGO
Yes and no. You want some sort of regulation, yes, but you don't want too much of it and only a handful of corrupt ppl decide what and how things are regulated.
@@Gr8Incarnate The problem with this case is that it wasn't being inspected by the USDA, it was left to the state to do inspections on behalf of the USDA. The problem then comes when a state is super pro business that it just doesn't inspect it, or hires someone who overlooks certain issues so they (The state) can make more money. With food safety it should definitely be the feds inspecting.
@@Gr8Incarnate This is not the fault of the feds. It's the state of Virginia and Boars Head itself. Didn't you watch this video? It was explained in the video.
@@jonathantaylor6926well, if you remember he fired the heads of multiple departments, wasn’t he getting rid of all the appointed positions and then didn’t appoint new people? Also they absolutely had an effect on cuts in environmental protections and regulations that our country still has not recovered from I mean no way the blame is all on trump, it’s mostly budget cuts to allocate budgets elsewhere like never ending wars and such, it gets put onto state oversight instead of federal, and the big companies donate to local politicians to look the other way many places, (and it is true if you look at the statistics of regulation differences in red vs blue states that red states make more cuts and things like this happen more often because they don’t hold those in charge to account as often) My point is, there are many people to blame for this issue, even everyone pointing their fingers at someone else not wanting to take accountability stricter penalties need to be placed and upheld to prevent companies letting it get to this point in the future.. I mean the blame should be on the company (they’ll pay fines), and on inspectors Maybe they should have a whistleblower system for employees who speak out and report these type of conditions to state and federal food safety get paid $, if they report it to superiors and it doesn’t change (which the state/federal can charge the company to reimburse for.. they’re gonna fine them anyways) The whole system is messed but trump doesn’t care about anyone but himself, he is just as greedy as any other corporation only caring about what he can get from others, not trying to help others as many good politicians actually do
Boar's Head Brand's main headquarters is located at 1819 Main Street Suite 800 Sarasota, FL 34236 US. The company has employees across 5 continents, including North America, Europe, Asia. Ceo is Larry Helfant. Just in case anyone wonders.
I’m presuming Boar’s Head was in violation of compliance. And management possibly knew they were in violation. Now let’s see if some CEO will resign and walk away with a huge retirement package.
@@brianmcdonald7017 actually the Trump administration weakened the authority of the federal inspectors. They can no longer enforce the rules they can only observe and report and recommend.
Most food companies have similar issues, food is number #1 for all health issues and us the people are looked at as products to the doctors who then prescribe solutions that then cause addiction.
Boar's Head the Boeing of deli meats just sweep the issues under the rug . 3:46 when government agencies make companies audit themselves that's when we have problems😅😢
Deli meats are not healthy anyway. Maybe this will cause us to rethink eating this kind of processed food. It is interesting, I always thought that Boars Head meant it was a better product. Basically, I was influenced by the high cost. Lesson learned.
What the expert didn't mention is that over time, corporations have worked with pro-business politicians to undermine the USDA and FDA by allowing 'self-regulation' by the companies themselves.
Boars Head's official website states: "Five generations ago, our company began with the belief that consumers deserved a better quality ham. Over the years, our company has grown, but our standards for quality have never wavered."
That’s what happens when regulatory agencies are defunded. We’re Americans, we don’t want the government in our business and we don’t want to pay taxes!🤪🤪
Excuse me, the regulators did find the violations but didn't follow through. It is not a government manpower issue, it is lack of performance. Typical government employee mentality.
Boars head used to be the pinnacle of sanitization. They used to secret shop at stores that sold their products, and if they didnt like the standards of cleanliness they would pull their product. What happened here?
But the sad part is not only were they handling food in those conditions, but the workers continued to work in those conditions and didn’t blow any whistles. That in and of itself makes me question not only management but the ethics of the workers.
I'm sure they said something and even complained. Speculation of course just like you, bet Management said stfu and work for your small wages or get fired and we hire Jose who just crossed the border.
These inspectors are employed by the company., they are not government employees. Most of these companies only have local inspections and are given a heads up before it happens. Yes this is very wide spred.
This is what happens when the democrats , green movement drives up the cost of EVERYTHING businesses cut corners & in a frenzy find ways to make up the losses that have been imposed on them, but hey it works, right ? Eventually the government will supply our food & that's the goal now isn't it,
You wanna bet the employees couldn’t read and comprehend the basic food safety standards much less be literate in their own language. Been a consumer of this brand for years even with the pricy charges but thats over forever now, not even sure they can recover from this insane negligent food safety violation, plus whats it say about the inspections that passed with no violations, these people need to loose their jobs and be run thru the legal system as well. Just like a bad cop gives a black eye to all cops these food processors and inspectors give the entire industry a black eye and lost trust in the near future at minimum
How did this happen? We used to have a free press that wasn't owned by 6 companies. Those small publications would stay on top of local stories like this and make a stink about them to if no one would listen. Now with a corporate press, a corporate state, and corporations working in tandem we are kept in darkness and fed 💩.
One issue with our laws is that corporations insulate individuals from responsibility. If a personal cuts corners and someone dies, they are charged with manslaughter and spend years in prison. With a corporation, they pay a fine, which is viewed as a “cost of doing business”. In other words, they weigh the fines against what they earn by violating the laws. If the CEO went to prison for six years for each death, they would definitely consider safety a higher priority. Note, this is not just in food. Boeing chose to take shortcuts and violate safety standards to boost CEO pay. Ask the astronauts who are stuck on the ISS or the passengers who survived a door blowing out of an airplane. As long as the executives weigh safety against their own paychecks, you know safety will always lose. If they weighed it against years in prison, they may decide differently.
She didn't answer the last question. "IS THIS SYMPTOMATIC OF A LARGER PROBLEM OR MIGHT THIS JUST BE A SERIES OF BAD KIND OF LOCALIZED TO THIS ONE PLANT TO THIS ONE CHAIN OF BAD EVENTS?" And how does it happen when inspected on a daily basis?
This is a debacle! How in the hell did they even pass inspection with these types of violations. The inspectors should have shut them down until ALL violations was fixed. NOBODY did their job. Never buying boars head again.
I just found this out on Thursday last week. The deli I went to was half empty LITERALLY that day and I asked the owner why and all he did was shake his head, then saw on the news about 3 hours later WOW!!!
According to the CDC, pregnant people can eat cold cuts if they're heated to a minimum internal temperature of 165°F or until they're "steaming hot". When microwaving cold cuts, you can set it to high heat and cook for 30 seconds to a minute, depending on the portion size. Microwaves can heat food unevenly, so make sure the entire product reaches the desired temperature…” No more cold cuts without it being nuked in the microwave or heated in a skillet.
I will never buy from this brand ever again even if I wanted to. I read that they have been getting in trouble for MONTHS before this even happened. Apparently the facility has been disgusting for many months and they did nothing about it. This was 100% preventable. What I think about is the amount of people who probably got sick or died from their food years prior to this, and they had no clue how it happened. Unacceptable.
Food is already so expensive. I usually buy Boar's Head because I want a quality product and I think the price is worth it. It bothers me so much that a company that boasts their quality over cheaper brands would allow this to happen.
That’s a shame. I always felt like this company was premium. Now I know I’ll never buy it again. You don’t get a second chance when the issue was INTENTIONAL negligence.
State leaders need to do their job on making sure food companies are in compliance with food safety before sending it out. Do your job. That's what we pay for.
So awful. Not only the people who became ill, those that passed away, but all the animals that were wasted. What an awful situation and shame!!! Hopefully the families are going to sue.
I don't know what happened to Boars Head. They used to be held to such a high standard. They had their own police at one time. This must be a new group of people working for them. What a damn shame! 😢
Boar's Head meats are some of the most expensive deli meats out there...how dare they sell such sickening products to the public. I will never eat Boar's Head products ever again. I hope the company is sued for every penny they can get. Disgusting!!!
Boars head is supposed to be one of the best in the industry! If this happens in their plants, how bad are the products coming from inferior companies? What liability, if any, do the retail grocers have for selling this crap? Is this a result of one of the "deregulation" policies that Trump is so proud of?
Inferior 😂 you mean companies small enough that they still have an image to work hard to secure? Boars head obviously thought they could do whatever they wanted because they were a “premier” brand….
Don't blame the regulatory authority for Board's head failures. The health department is not going to close a facility because food contact surfaces are not cleaned & sanitized. While the inspection is going on the health authority will get correction on site but violations will be on the inspection reports. The management does not have Active Managerial Control & failed to follow regulations & recommendations Publix and any other chain needs to drop Boar's Head and the companies liscences need to be revoked. Due to Boar's Head willful negligence, people have now tragically died.
The health department is complicit here. Violations need to be addressed. Immediately. Too many breaks were given. This doesn't just happen. It takes years.
Remember how Boars Head said on their ads, "Compromise Elsewhere." It's clear they certainly were not doing that in their operations for God knows how long. The plants need to be closed forever, the brand needs to be discontinued, and top management needs to be jailed. Another example of corporate greed and no concern for the public well-being. The lawsuits should completely close them down forever. Feel sorry for the poor souls that had to work there!
If nine people died due to my actions, I'd be in jail.
They still selling this to people out the super markets and the grocery stores
Yeah, but you’re a person you’re not a corporation. I know what you’re thinking. Corporations are people but it’s different when we’re talking about. Sending someone at a corporation to jail for wrongdoing in that case they’re not people we should treat them differently. Only treat corporations like people when it benefits them.
@@jermelpurse3018No. In other countries, the CEO would be going to jail. In the US, there is no accountability.
@@jermelpurse3018 If only tiandao was a billionaire.
@@jermelpurse3018i agree. You can’t just use one person as a scapegoat. Its a failure on many levels from emoloyees to supervisors and inspectors. People just want one person to blame so that they can “solve” the problem. Not too many think like us
How can this company charge $15/lb and not have the finest quality meats? Their prices are insane for the lowest quality in health standards. CEO should get any bonuses clawed back.
I was thinking the same thing... for a company to charge SO MUCH you think they would have a reason behind the price!!! Never again!
Fun Fact: Here in NYC Boar Head is super cheap, unlike down south: like Florida. My mom was shocked when I told her and she saw how different the prices were.
You pay extra for the extra stuff, corporate greed at it's best.
Growing active cultures can be expensive!
@chadfanton9994 You have to wonder now!
Don't think I will buy their products again. Disgusting.
They’ll just start up again and rebrand with another name and you’ll be eating it again soon not knowing it’s Boars Head
Agree, really any Deli meat after this!
It was only this ONE plant location. Not all of them.
Exactly, there are other plants, but I think this plant should be knocked down and they need to rebuild it. Something went wrong there because I know people that are distributors for boars head and this is a great company and they pride themselves on keeping things very clean but something went very wrong in this plant.
@@AyyoShyGurlTv ahhh ok - if you say so
Boars Head is DONE.
Yeah their reputation will be severely tarnished. And they were supposed to be the good stuff. Their meats are significantly priced higher than other options at the deli counter.
You're right. I thought they were considered the best. Expensive doesn't mean better or healthier.
I hope they don’t secretly rebrand…
@Alyssasrosegarden it would be hard to rebrand and have the reputation they enjoyed. This Boar Head mess is going to effect the whole deli meats industry. There was already a great deal of information out there about processed meat being a carcinogen. It will be interesting to see what happens.
Their roast beef is medium rare. I don't like Boars Head well done.
No way ,I worked in Food Service for 33 Years and that Company needs Closure and Sued for Everything! 8 people Died!
I totally agree. I don't like the brand of meat anyway. I tell you, you can't slice it up in a grocery store without constant inspections. Boars Head needs to be held accountable and everyone involved.
9 people
The employees packing and managers running these facilities should be held liable...
But the company wasn’t doing the inspections- the state was - local health department!
@@jinsu0504who takes overall responsibility is the ceo, then the management it really doesn’t matter wtf the packers do if the top isn’t making quality standards required for the establishment. Like you sue the doctor not the nurse
This is what happens when you weaken government & empower corporations. I have NEVER seen an instance where corporations put public health ahead of their profits.
exactly, government is owned by large corporations. neither give a damn about the common people
Exactly
Old meat packed in equipment and on walls??? Puddles and puddles of rancid blood on floors??? Wth weren't they closed down before people had to die?? And the senseless slaughter of animals to then have over 7 million pounds of meat just thrown away! I will NEVER purchase or eat Board Head products again! Shame on them!!!
It doesn't matter who has the most power and authority, what matters is the moral and ethics of the ppl with the power and authority. If they lead with compassion and integrity then things will be well, but if they're corrupt, which most of them are, then expect disaster.
On site USDA inspectors can be bought , especially DEI hires.
I will never buy any of their products again...ever
It was a scam to begin with
Smiths in Las Vegas have had their Boar Head meat made subs on sale for $5.99 each. I am trying to make it make sense but am in denial.
You will
@@FuToo doubtful...just one less processed food in my diet...win win
@@melissamontville In Vegas you can even gamble on food poisoning!
Who ever is leading Boars Head should go to prison over this, along with all those involved.
Absolutely this is so gross
@@maryjogreen1706 and it was an ongoing issue which makes it worse when boars head says they take this seriously?!?!
Well now, keep in mind that the health department and the ones that were supposed to do the DAILY INSPECTIONS, NEED TO BE HELD ACCOUNTABLE ALSO. Those inspections, weren't being done and the accountability lies in so many there. Who ever was to supervise the inspectors reporting, the inspectors themselves, the managers of that Boar's Head facility need to be let go and the whole management of that one facility need to be let go.
Any employees that worked directly in those areas with the broken pipes , condensation, mold etc, need their files checked to see if they had reported the issues to supervisor. All of them need to be held accountable.
Robert Martin is the CEO and should step down and face justice
It's sad that 8 people have to die before something is done.
How did it get this bad? Really?! We laid off a number of USDA inspector years ago and let the facility inspect themselves with the some state oversight. Unbelievable. Deregulation at its best!
That was Trump. The Trump administration made the decision to let these companies regulate themselves and to inspect themselves.
Thank a Republican
@@emilyfeagin2673 That happened in 2013. Obama was president then.
The blame goes on for centuries as no it was this person or no it was him or no it was her or no it was this person back then.
To the clownie blaming Obama: the president is not the King. The reason those furloughs occured was due to automatic budget cuts due to CONGRESS not being able to reach a deal on the budget. Amazing what context can do, huh?
I rarely buy Boar's Head anyway because it's more expensive, but now I definitely won't.
Your comment was definitely not needed
@@slyfox2022 neither was yours.
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@@automatedinsanity Ok now this comment was definitely unnecessary
The big issue is alot of Deli shops use it for sandwiches for the people that didn't know that they had the risk of death from this failure it was a bit unavoidable.
Rather than an academic being interviewed, I'd rather see a USDA official on the spot. I'm sure they refused to talk with news media. What is interesting about this is the supermarket Kroger just remodeled their deli to highlight Boar's Head products almost exclusively. Since the product code for recall is on the bulk package only, there's no way to know if the meat you're getting is not recalled. That step is up to the seller to determine. Not much comfort IMHO.
I’m not sure if the USDA’s media policy
Many places I have worked forbid employees from speaking to the media. They have a PR department for that
I don't usually shop at Kroger, I shop Meijer. Each location is different.. because it's the people that make the store nice successful 👍, praise be to the faithful workers out there.. there are some that do appreciate you even if your unnoticed! You do well because it's who you are and what you choose, thank you. You care for others.
In CT….Stop and Shop and Boars Head have been in bed together for a while now. $16.99 /lb. for low grade turkey produced in a FILTHY environment. I stopped buying before listeria outbreak.
I will not buy it again. I will pressure supermarkets to stop selling it.
Hi 👋🏾
Deli employee for [redacted]
The Boar's Head recall is and continues to be serious!
I was present when a Boar's Head representative collected all of their products that were recalled.
The products that were recalled in summary is most of their ham, beef, and uncured salami's.
None of the chicken, turkey, or cheeses were recalled.
All of our silcers had to be cleaned and unfortunately we still sell Boar's Head products at our location.
I have never eaten Boar's Head products and gave up deli meats from my diet years ago. I hate that I have to sell this company's products knowing about the outbreak.
I'm nervous everytime a customer purchases one of the products from our retail wall and at the service counter.
I WORK IN FOOD SAFETY AND KNOW PEOPLE IN FOOD SAFETY. What Boars Head did, which no one is talking about it profits have been down since covid because Boars Head, already expensive, raised their prices even more. Lots of delis stopped carrying it. So the people in the board room had to cut costs and well, less cleaning and sanitization happened as a result. When you are a lunch meat processor, it is so critical to know the minimum standards for keeping a clean facility and surpassing that goal by 200% because it is so easy to cross contaminate and the heads of the company who okayed this budget cut in this category should be charged and jailed.
Cool story
I DON'T UNDERSTAND HOW AFTER ONE INSPECTION- THESE INFRACTIONS CONTINUED !
Exactly everything is just about broken in this country
@@tyreekjones5668 there are always plenty of broken things but also plenty of other things that work just fine. Don't be so obnoxiously dramatic and sensational
Money talks..
They knew all this before the meat was ever sent out ! No excuse !
Don't eat processed food. Sue the hell out of the company for negligence.😮
It doesn’t matter if the food is processed or not. Illness will always be born in the absence of cleanliness.
… and just think, some people want even less regulations!!! 🤷
@@Im-ahthegreat Zero common sense Republican goal to take over the world.
Profits over safety. I work in a food manufacturing which I won’t name, I need to stay employed. Mice, bird droppings, ants, and other bugs. Ones in charge don’t know the difference between cleaning and sanitizing. Poor hygienic practices by the workers. Gotta have them production numbers. Cleaning can wait
It's all about profits expansion and growth keep those numbers up and we'll throw you a pizza party
@@mikemadsen7926Yup, that’s why the Starliner capsule is a piece of trash connected to the ISS right now!
@@mikemadsen7926 serious? That’s exactly what they do. Pizza or cater something in thinking that’ll make us happy and quiet
Could you please message me the name? I just meed to know for my own health so I can avoid. I have a disease that causes extreme pain due to affecting my spinal nerves directly but also causes autoimmune problems and I'm on methotrexate for it which is chemo so my immune system is shot. I can't sit, stand, or walk more than 5 minutes on a good day so microwave meals and pre-made food is my go to because I can't make fresh food unfortunately. I will not tell anyone. I just need to ensure I protect myself.
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And the USDA's inspection budget is cut on an annual basis. It's another, smaller blackwater Horizon. There's not enough inspectors and the fines imposed aren't enough of a deterrent to ensure another instance doesn't happen.
@@catherinewilliams9680 That’s why they delegate it to state inspectors. However, if the state is pro-business and anti-consumer, stuff like this will persist
The USDA budget is north of 200 billion dollars annually. Looks like they need to spend that literal fortune better.
We don’t need inspectors we can work on the honesty code. Don’t you trust big business to just do what is right don’t you know corporations are people and people always do the right thing especially when big money is concerned.
There enough inspectors, they are either bought off or never done there job to begin with
And the Republicans want to get rid of it altogether.
Nobody’s going to go to jail for this. People who worked at this facility knew about these conditions. They said nothing. I can understand someone might be afraid of losing their job but managers knew about these conditions. They said nothing. Senior level leadership knew about these conditions and said nothing. People who had responsibilities to hit production numbers people who had responsibility to make sure certain environmental controls were met. People were responsible for health and safety senior level. People who were responsible for these things knew this was going on and said nothing. People need to go to jail, but in America civil lawsuits will, be what reigns supreme here the government will sue. The company will settle out of court. People will sue. The company will settle out of court and no one will go to jail. The executives who eventually step down guess what they will get gold parachutes. No one goes to jail so it can happen again in the future.
You are absolutely right. I feel good that I didn't support $15 for a pound off procest meat at publix florida. They just lost millions off revenue and a damaged image for years to come. I hope they learned their lesson.
I would be worried about other deli meats manufacturers. If Boar’s Head is doing this BULL who else is doing this as well?
Me too. And I buy a lot of it.
I guess I should do what my grandmother did
Bake a ham. Slice the meat for sandwiches
Make my own ham salad and cheese spread. Make a meatloaf, slice that down for sandwiches too
@@LuckyMe24-7 Buy infected ham and then press your own sandwiches? LMFAO. The only chance is for you to raise your own pigs etc.
The most worrisome part is that Boars Head is supposed to be one of the better brands available….
WTF is going on with worse brands?
"Organizational and cultural issues around the issue of food safety" is a polite way of saying "Management was concerned with other things."
And the workers needed their jobs, so just kept working.
@@janemack8852 Pretty much.
wtf are cultural issues?
When is culture to blame for this nonsense
@@hilario032094 Perhaps a 'culture of irresponsibility'...? Which, to me, equals managment obtuseness.
Boars Head is supposed to be a premier brand? What the hell is going on?
Premium coverage.
IT IS! I STILL EAT IT AND ITS PREMIUM QUALITY. GO BACK TO YOUR LUNCHABLES AND WALMART BRAND. I EAT BOARS HEAD IN MY BMW 760 AN DNO ISSUES.
@@uberenthusiasts Hey with great wealth and power, you take risks like the rest of us.
Republican deregulation and defunding of government agencies. Vote blue all down the ticket to help protect yourself and your family, because Republicans don't think the USDA needs inspectors, and that businesses can police themselves.
Deregulation. Thank Trump. That's what happened.
Why didn't the investigators that found that not close it down?!?!
Exactly.. They are who should be liable. They weren’t doing their job at all. I’m sure other companies are doing the same thing
$$$ talks.
@@trivalentclan Okay then why didn't management shut it down? Probably the report came in on Friday at 2PM but all those .gov "workers" were already home for the weekend.
About 50 years ago I worked in a small meat distributorship. It was the dirtiest place I'd ever seen - I even saw green slugs on top of liver that had been stored in big aluminum tubs. If beef that was being ground into hamburger fell onto the ground, it went back into the grinder-sawdust, dirt and all. Anyway, the word came down that the feds were going to start regulating these types of businesses and to expect inspections once the program got rolling. I remember the owner whining and moaning over how much money this was going to cost, especially to bring that facility up to standards. Anyway, he complied and it looked like things were not as bad has he had anticipated. However, the federal inspector assigned to this place became chums with the business owner and guess what? Somebody's palms were greased and there was never another violation- ever.
Right like what the hell are you doing
DISGUSTING!!! WILL NEVER EAT AGAIN!!!!
Lunch meat is not healthy
@@lorm.3153No. Kosher meats are fine. But definitely stay away from Boar’s Head!
I tell myself that all the time.
Don't give up eating!!!!!!
Pay attention to the meat if it smells off, mold, and odd drainage liquid stay away.
Putting profit before people. I worked at a huge corporation and it was ALWAYS “cut labor” “cut labor”, never had enough work hours allotted to get deep cleaning done.
Whether it’s Boeing or Boar’s Head, quality matters!!! Every person who worked at that facility knew the sanitation rules were ignored, so failure in the command chain is actually a failed society. When and why did quality stop mattering in America... One end of our government allows deregulation and white collar crime while the other end promotes political correctness absurdity (meaning no one can be faulted) and protecting low level criminality. The government bares a responsibility to keep its citizens safe!!!
Blood, bugs and mold found in Boar’s Head plant linked to listeria outbreak that’s killed at least 9 people. An inspector noted “a rancid smell” in the raw receiving cooler with “ample amounts of blood in puddles on the floor” during a Feb. 21 visit.
A “black mold-like substance” was seen
WHY WASN'T THE PLANT CLOSED DOWN 6+ MOS AGO
Well, yeah, this company is going out of business for sure.
They'll just reorganize and come back under another name.
Lol, people will just forget in 24 hours that this even happened. They won't need to change their name.
WHO allowed inspections to pass in this plant! That’s the real question!
The higher ups in the company are responsible.
Corrupt state officials.
One of the parties running for government wants to get rid of regulation.
Think that is a good idea?
Yes and no. You want some sort of regulation, yes, but you don't want too much of it and only a handful of corrupt ppl decide what and how things are regulated.
@@Gr8Incarnate The problem with this case is that it wasn't being inspected by the USDA, it was left to the state to do inspections on behalf of the USDA. The problem then comes when a state is super pro business that it just doesn't inspect it, or hires someone who overlooks certain issues so they (The state) can make more money. With food safety it should definitely be the feds inspecting.
@@frontlinewitness And you think there's no corruption in the feds?
@@Gr8Incarnate never said that
@@Gr8Incarnate This is not the fault of the feds. It's the state of Virginia and Boars Head itself. Didn't you watch this video? It was explained in the video.
How did this processing plant manage to stay open? What good are regulations if they are not enforced?
Trump legacy .
@@williamobryan682 Lol y'all blame Trump if your girl cheats on you haha. WTF did Trump do to stop food inspection?
@@jonathantaylor6926well, if you remember he fired the heads of multiple departments, wasn’t he getting rid of all the appointed positions and then didn’t appoint new people?
Also they absolutely had an effect on cuts in environmental protections and regulations that our country still has not recovered from
I mean no way the blame is all on trump, it’s mostly budget cuts to allocate budgets elsewhere like never ending wars and such,
it gets put onto state oversight instead of federal, and the big companies donate to local politicians to look the other way many places, (and it is true if you look at the statistics of regulation differences in red vs blue states that red states make more cuts and things like this happen more often because they don’t hold those in charge to account as often)
My point is, there are many people to blame for this issue, even everyone pointing their fingers at someone else not wanting to take accountability
stricter penalties need to be placed and upheld to prevent companies letting it get to this point in the future..
I mean the blame should be on the company (they’ll pay fines), and on inspectors
Maybe they should have a whistleblower system for employees who speak out and report these type of conditions to state and federal food safety get paid $, if they report it to superiors and it doesn’t change (which the state/federal can charge the company to reimburse for.. they’re gonna fine them anyways)
The whole system is messed but trump doesn’t care about anyone but himself,
he is just as greedy as any other corporation only caring about what he can get from others, not trying to help others as many good politicians actually do
@@jonathantaylor6926 It goes bacKKK to Reagan. Vote the SeKKKond Amendment RepubliKKKan Party out of existence.
@@jonathantaylor6926 he deregulated the food system
The most recognizable brand in every bodega through out the city.
I was thinking how I've bought this brand in the past.
Boar's Head Brand's main headquarters is located at 1819 Main Street Suite 800 Sarasota, FL 34236 US. The company has employees across 5 continents, including North America, Europe, Asia. Ceo is Larry Helfant. Just in case anyone wonders.
The inspector and Boar:s Head is at fault for negligence. That plant should have been shut down immediately! Wrongful death lawsuits need to be filed.
But corporations definitely don’t need anyone to hold them accountable, right Republicans?
It’s own by democrats silly boy 😮
@@philliphall5198 yet republicans want to cut regulations even more, hmmm
This happened under Biden's USDA
@@philliphall5198 I don't care who owns the business. It should be regularly inspected by government inspectors and not left up to the owners.
@@philliphall5198 This is what happens when the Republicans de-regulate big bussiness.
THIS IS CORPORATE BEHAVIOR AND WE DON'T NEED CORPORATE DELI FOOD!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Did she say an inspector went through the plant EVERYDAY? AND IT WAS STILL THAT BAD. EIGHT PEOPLE DIED FROM THIS OUTBREAK.
I’m presuming Boar’s Head was in violation of compliance. And management possibly knew they were in violation. Now let’s see if some CEO will resign and walk away with a huge retirement package.
Money under the table. I gaurantee it
@@brianmcdonald7017 actually the Trump administration weakened the authority of the federal inspectors. They can no longer enforce the rules they can only observe and report and recommend.
I stopped eating cold cuts a long time ago. Glad I did.
Smart person. That stuff is loaded with bad stuff.
Most food companies have similar issues, food is number #1 for all health issues and us the people are looked at as products to the doctors who then prescribe solutions that then cause addiction.
That's capitalism for ya. They know these foods are poisoning us and see that as a plus benefiting the Healthcare industry
Boar's Head the Boeing of deli meats just sweep the issues under the rug . 3:46 when government agencies make companies audit themselves that's when we have problems😅😢
It's time for Boar's Head to go out of business. The company betrayed the trust of it's customers.
I'm done with them. The only excuse for this is GREED!
Deli meats are not healthy anyway. Maybe this will cause us to rethink eating this kind of processed food. It is interesting, I always thought that Boars Head meant it was a better product. Basically, I was influenced by the high cost. Lesson learned.
What the expert didn't mention is that over time, corporations have worked with pro-business politicians to undermine the USDA and FDA by allowing 'self-regulation' by the companies themselves.
i guess it would be too 'political' of a topic lol.. even though that's likely the biggest reason this even happened to begin with.
Inspections? Regulations? Multiple violations of sanitation issues?
Boars Head's official website states: "Five generations ago, our company began with the belief that consumers deserved a better quality ham. Over the years, our company has grown, but our standards for quality have never wavered."
This scares me, their quality never wavered....and we see what their quality is. NEVER buy that meat lmao. But serious note, you may die from it.
Wavered enough to sicken 9 people to their demise……
Stop eating processed food.
Cold cuts are the worst.
You cant trust any company.
With all the recalls this year I don't think we have any food safety establishments anymore😢
What is the point of having inspectors and regulatory committees if nothing happens when violations are reported?
That extra kick of flavor and tang from Boar's head.... now you know what it's from 😂
😂😂😂😂
This is an issue of the emotional culture of this company. BOYCOTTED OUT OF BUSINESS
Greed culture has normalized this since Trickle Down Economics
Donnie started this cutting back on regulations.
That’s what happens when regulatory agencies are defunded. We’re Americans, we don’t want the government in our business and we don’t want to pay taxes!🤪🤪
Excuse me, the regulators did find the violations but didn't follow through. It is not a government manpower issue, it is lack of performance. Typical government employee mentality.
That is ridiculous. That stuff is 20+$ a pound. They think very highly of themselves to have these conditions.
Boars head used to be the pinnacle of sanitization. They used to secret shop at stores that sold their products, and if they didnt like the standards of cleanliness they would pull their product. What happened here?
Truly incredible considering the price of there products. Unacceptable!
But the sad part is not only were they handling food in those conditions, but the workers continued to work in those conditions and didn’t blow any whistles. That in and of itself makes me question not only management but the ethics of the workers.
I'm sure they said something and even complained. Speculation of course just like you, bet Management said stfu and work for your small wages or get fired and we hire Jose who just crossed the border.
The workers probably were illegal migrants.
They probably already hired Jose, it's Florida
These inspectors are employed by the company., they are not government employees. Most of these companies only have local inspections and are given a heads up before it happens. Yes this is very wide spred.
If inspectors have been finding violations repeatedly, why is the facility STILL open ⁉️
I bet money 🤑💰 under the table has something to do with it...
@JoyOfDoingNothing
Always been that way everywhere....
It's always been that way, same with building inspectors. Given the right amount of money, under the table, violations disappear, like magic.
Threw all my cold cuts away will not buy boars head no more
All lunch meat is not good
Did you throw out all your bud light too?😮
Same
IM BUYING IT AGAIN.
Anymore*
WHERE IS THE FDA ?? WHERE IS THE FDA ? FDA ?? ARE YOU THERE ??
They apparently work from home.
USDA oversees meat but was ousted by deregulation, meat companies do their own "inspections".
Wow! This is absolutely disgusting. I will not be purchasing this brand ever again- and it’s my go too! Just too grossed out.
This is what happens when corporate greed meets severely underfunded regulators. Say thank you to the GOP. 👍🏼
💯
Exactly!! Thank the Trump administration for this. They decided to let these companies regulate themselves. Bad plan.
This is what happens when the democrats , green movement drives up the cost of EVERYTHING businesses cut corners & in a frenzy find ways to make up the losses that have been imposed on them, but hey it works, right ? Eventually the government will supply our food & that's the goal now isn't it,
How can you not see mold and bugs? This is disgusting. If this was OK at this plant how about other plants? Am not buying from them anymore.
This is why we need government oversight, USDA inspectors are necessary.
And you honestly think that USDA inspectors are the answer? Then I have a bridge to sell you.
I will never eat boar's head products again!
You wanna bet the employees couldn’t read and comprehend the basic food safety standards much less be literate in their own language.
Been a consumer of this brand
for years even with the pricy charges but thats over forever now, not even sure they can recover from this insane negligent food safety violation, plus whats it say about the inspections that passed with no violations, these people need to loose their jobs and be run thru the legal system as well.
Just like a bad cop gives a black eye to all cops these food processors and inspectors give the entire industry a black eye and lost trust in the near future at minimum
absolutely disgusting! they charge so much for their products and clearly none of that money goes towards quality assurance!
You know what? For all your fancy words, they didn't clean.
How did this happen?
We used to have a free press that wasn't owned by 6 companies. Those small publications would stay on top of local stories like this and make a stink about them to if no one would listen.
Now with a corporate press, a corporate state, and corporations working in tandem we are kept in darkness and fed 💩.
Good point
You're commenting on a video from corporate press that reported on it?
Just think,people have been paying more money for years for these products...
Boar’s Head was previously a regular item on my grocery list. No more.
Companies do this because there's no real accountability. If you start putting the people responsible for this in jail, it will stop.
118 years and we haven't progressed past the jungle, just circled back
It’s so bad even India is appalled by the company’s sanitary standards.
One issue with our laws is that corporations insulate individuals from responsibility. If a personal cuts corners and someone dies, they are charged with manslaughter and spend years in prison. With a corporation, they pay a fine, which is viewed as a “cost of doing business”. In other words, they weigh the fines against what they earn by violating the laws. If the CEO went to prison for six years for each death, they would definitely consider safety a higher priority. Note, this is not just in food. Boeing chose to take shortcuts and violate safety standards to boost CEO pay. Ask the astronauts who are stuck on the ISS or the passengers who survived a door blowing out of an airplane. As long as the executives weigh safety against their own paychecks, you know safety will always lose. If they weighed it against years in prison, they may decide differently.
We don’t want big government telling us what to do. Pardon me? 🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸
She didn't answer the last question. "IS THIS SYMPTOMATIC OF A LARGER PROBLEM OR MIGHT THIS JUST BE A SERIES OF BAD KIND OF LOCALIZED TO THIS ONE PLANT TO THIS ONE CHAIN OF BAD EVENTS?" And how does it happen when inspected on a daily basis?
She did,by comparing the system to swiss cheese. "Sometimes all the holes line up, and bad things happen"
This is a debacle! How in the hell did they even pass inspection with these types of violations. The inspectors should have shut them down until ALL violations was fixed. NOBODY did their job. Never buying boars head again.
Me either! I genuinely thought They were a higher quality product
I just found this out on Thursday last week. The deli I went to was half empty LITERALLY that day and I asked the owner why and all he did was shake his head, then saw on the news about 3 hours later WOW!!!
Tell him there better brands out there and cheaper than boars head…😊
They're about to be sued into oblivion. 🤪
According to the CDC, pregnant people can eat cold cuts if they're heated to a minimum internal temperature of 165°F or until they're "steaming hot". When microwaving cold cuts, you can set it to high heat and cook for 30 seconds to a minute, depending on the portion size. Microwaves can heat food unevenly, so make sure the entire product reaches the desired temperature…” No more cold cuts without it being nuked in the microwave or heated in a skillet.
Oooooooh-my favorite! Fried bolonga! Curly edges and all! (Please forgive me)...
@@BrendaAugustine-r1c As long as it reaches 165°F.
Exactly that's what I been doing for years now you trust what's coming from these plants and whata ya know this story prime example
I will never buy from this brand ever again even if I wanted to. I read that they have been getting in trouble for MONTHS before this even happened. Apparently the facility has been disgusting for many months and they did nothing about it. This was 100% preventable. What I think about is the amount of people who probably got sick or died from their food years prior to this, and they had no clue how it happened. Unacceptable.
How much were the USDA inspectors paid to look the other way or not even show up for inspections?
Apparently the inspectors work from home.
The industry is allowed to "self regulate" now.
Food is already so expensive. I usually buy Boar's Head because I want a quality product and I think the price is worth it. It bothers me so much that a company that boasts their quality over cheaper brands would allow this to happen.
So much for your quality just because it’s a name brand don’t mean squat….
That’s a shame. I always felt like this company was premium. Now I know I’ll never buy it again. You don’t get a second chance when the issue was INTENTIONAL negligence.
State leaders need to do their job on making sure food companies are in compliance with food safety before sending it out.
Do your job. That's what we pay for.
Where the hell were the FDA inspectors?!
Like they're really any better??
So awful. Not only the people who became ill, those that passed away, but all the animals that were wasted. What an awful situation and shame!!! Hopefully the families are going to sue.
I don't know what happened to Boars Head. They used to be held to such a high standard. They had their own police at one time. This must be a new group of people working for them. What a damn shame! 😢
Unbelievable!!🤮
CBS News, nice content keep up the amazing work
Boar's Head meats are some of the most expensive deli meats out there...how dare they sell such sickening products to the public. I will never eat Boar's Head products ever again. I hope the company is sued for every penny they can get. Disgusting!!!
They about to take a big hit after this watch and see
Boars head is supposed to be one of the best in the industry! If this happens in their plants, how bad are the products coming from inferior companies? What liability, if any, do the retail grocers have for selling this crap? Is this a result of one of the "deregulation" policies that Trump is so proud of?
Inferior 😂 you mean companies small enough that they still have an image to work hard to secure? Boars head obviously thought they could do whatever they wanted because they were a “premier” brand….
Where were the inspectors??? How does a plant like this stay open? Also, if it's happening here...where else in VA is it happening
Inspectors all take bribes.
Bribery 💰 🤑
And they will do absolutely nothing
Don't blame the regulatory authority for Board's head failures. The health department is not going to close a facility because food contact surfaces are not cleaned & sanitized. While the inspection is going on the health authority will get correction on site but violations will be on the inspection reports. The management does not have Active Managerial Control & failed to follow regulations & recommendations Publix and any other chain needs to drop Boar's Head and the companies liscences need to be revoked. Due to Boar's Head willful negligence, people have now tragically died.
Similar to the 2015 Salmonella Peanut Butter Plant, 9 people died and the 2 Executive Brothers were Convicted to 28 and 20 years.
The health department is complicit here. Violations need to be addressed. Immediately. Too many breaks were given. This doesn't just happen. It takes years.
A profitable brand like that thats disgusting 😢
Remember how Boars Head said on their ads, "Compromise Elsewhere." It's clear they certainly were not doing that in their operations for God knows how long. The plants need to be closed forever, the brand needs to be discontinued, and top management needs to be jailed. Another example of corporate greed and no concern for the public well-being. The lawsuits should completely close them down forever. Feel sorry for the poor souls that had to work there!