Over the summer, an outbreak of listeria in Boar’s Head products killed 10 people and sickened dozens more. In the months after the crisis, the family that runs the company has said little. WSJ’s Sarah Nassauer dug through court documents to piece together a decades-long story of a family fighting over ownership of a deli meat empire.

Further Reading:

- Inside the Half-Century Feud Dividing the Boar’s Head Family 

- Boar’s Head Closing Virginia Factory Tied to Deadly Listeria Outbreak 

Further Listening:

- Farm-to-Table Pioneer on Why We Still Need Better Food 

- Food Fight: PepsiCo vs. Carrefour 

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