Boar's Head shutters Virginia plant tied to deadly listeria outbreak

Boar's Head Provisions will no longer make liverwurst and is closing the Virginia facility at the center of a listeria outbreak that killed nine people and hospitalized at least 57 in 18 states, the producer of deli meats announced on Friday.

"We understand the gravity of this situation and the profound impact it has had on affected families. Comprehensive measures are being implemented to prevent such an incident from ever happening again," the company said in a statement posted on its website.

The plant in Jarratt, Virginia, has not been operational since late July, when the company recalled millions of pounds of deli meat products after listeria was detected in liverwurst produced at the facility.