Boar’s Head hit with yet another class action lawsuit over food safety issues

Boar’s Head food safety class action lawsuit overview:

• Who: A group of consumers filed a class action lawsuit against Boar’s Head Provisions Co. Inc.
• Why: The plaintiffs allege Boar’s Head falsely advertised its products as being made in sanitary conditions.
• Where: The Boar’s Head class action was filed in San Diego County Superior Court in San Diego.

A group of consumers have filed a class action lawsuit against Boar’s Head Provisions Co. Inc., alleging the company falsely advertised its products as being made in sanitary conditions.

The lawsuit joins multiple other cases pending against the deli meat supplier.

Four plaintiffs filed claims that Boar’s Head engaged in false and misleading advertising by misrepresenting the safety and quality of its food products.

“Boar’s Head has failed to keep its five-generation promise of quality and care,” the Boar’s Head food safety class action says.

The plaintiffs want to represent a California class of consumers who purchased Boar’s Head products from plants in Forrest City, Arkansas; New Castle, Indiana; and Petersburg, Virginia, within the past three years.

Boar’s Head’s facilities endangered public health, class action claims

The Boar’s Head class action lawsuit points to United States Department of Agriculture inspection reports that allegedly revealed unsanitary conditions at Boar’s Head meatpacking facilities. 

The allegations pointed to dirty and meat-caked machinery, rusted and chipping equipment, pools of standing water, and infestations of cockroaches and flies.

The class action lawsuit alleges the company “endangered public health by allowing black mold-like substances to fester in production areas and failing to document critical food safety hazards while continuing to charge consumers a premium for its purportedly high-quality products.” 

In addition to violation of state laws, the plaintiffs assert claims for intentional misrepresentation, negligent misrepresentation, breach of express warranty and breach of implied warranty of merchantability.

The Boar’s Head food safety class action demands a jury trial and seeks injunctive relief and full restitution for the purchase price of the allegedly contaminated food products.

This class action comes on the heels of a listeria outbreak at a Boar’s Head facility in Jarratt between May and November 2024. 

The company reached a $3.1 million class action settlement over a similar listeria outbreak that occurred in July 2024. The deadline to file a claim to receive a full or partial refund of eligible products purchased is May 16, 2025. 

Yet another class action alleges the company failed to properly disclose the risk of listeria contamination in a variety of meat products produced before July 2024.

What do you think of all the allegations against Boar’s Head? Join the discussion in the comments.

The plaintiffs are represented by Thiago Coelho, Chumahan Bowen, Jennifer Leinbach and Reuben Aguirre of Wilshire Law Firm PLC.

The Boar’s Head food safety class action lawsuit is Sharyn Buksbaum, et al. v. Boar’s Head Provisions Co. Inc., Case No. 25CU007988C, in the Superior Court of California, County of San Diego.

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