Stop & Shop said Friday that it was temporarily closing all of its store delis after the federal government ordered a recall of Boar’s Head meat products due to fears of a listeria outbreak.
Boar’s Head will pull nearly 210,000 pounds of deli meats, the Department of Agriculture announced.
The affected products include Boar’s Head Strassburger Brand Liverwurst, Boar’s Head Italian Cappy Style ham, Boar’s Head Extra Hot Italian Cappy Style Ham, Boar’s Head Bologna, Boar’s Head Beef Salami, Boar’s Head Steakhouse Roasted Bacon Heat & Eat,” Boar’s Head Garlic Bologna and Boar’s Head Beef Bologna.
All of the products with the exception of the “Bacon Heat & Eat” have a sell-by date of Aug. 10.
The “Bacon Heat & Eat” that is being recalled has a sell-by date of Aug. 15, according to the USDA.
Listeria infection carries severe risks for pregnant women, people older then 65 and those with weakened immune systems, according to the Mayo Clinic.
Those infected with listeria can develop symptoms such as fever, chills, muscle aches, nausea and diarrhea.
Stop & Shop announced that the company was in the process of removing all impacted products from its in-store delis.
The company said that it would also discard all meats and cheeses that may have been sliced or prepared in the same area as the affected products out of abundance of caution.
Stop & Shop also pledged to do a deep cleaning of their delis.
“As always, ensuring the safety of the products we sell is our highest priority,” Stop & Shop said in a statement.
Stop & Shop owns and operates more than 400 stores in the New York, New Jersey and New England region.
Earlier this month, the struggling chain said that it would shutter seven stores in the New York City area and 32 overall as inflation was taking its toll on the grocer’s bottom line.
Stop & Shop, which is owned by Dutch conglomerate Ahold Delhaize, had said it was planning to close “underperforming” stores in May, with industry experts estimating as many as 50 would shutter, as The Post reported.
The Quincy, Mass-based company will close four stores on Long Island — in Greenvale, Hempstead, East Meadow and Coram — along with one location in Brooklyn, and in Westchester and Rockland counties by Nov. 2.
But consumers became fed up with the chain during the pandemic when inflation was soaring.
Additional Reporting by Lisa Fickenscher
