Some businesses have had to wait for their corporate refunds as the state took a harder look at their returns, Secretary of Finance Stephen Cummings said. But he added that the delays had nothing to with the state wanting to speed up refunds to individuals.
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Gov. Glenn Youngkin talks about state revenues to the General Assembly’s money committees last year. Corporate refund delays became an issue last week when Secretary of Finance Stephen Cummings told legislators that the tax department had shifted staff from reviewing corporate filings to handling individual tax returns. That rekindled worries that Youngkin’s administration had pressed officials to speed checks to individual taxpayers to arrive ahead of Election Day in 2022 and 2023.
5 things to know about Boar's Head deli meats linked to a deadly listeria outbreak
What should I do if I have the recalled deli meats?
Many of the products recalled by Boar's Head are meats meant to be sliced at grocery store deli counters, though some prepackaged meats are included in the recall.
They include liverwurst, ham, beef salami, bologna and other products made at the company's Jarratt, Virginia, plant. The recalled meats carry the plant's number — EST.12612 or P-12612 — inside the USDA mark on the label. The meat was distributed to stores nationwide, as well as to the Cayman Islands, the Dominican Republic, Mexico and Panama.
Consumers should not eat the recalled meats and should discard them or return them to the store for a refund.
Does cooking kill listeria?
Listeria can survive and grow in food even when it's refrigerated, but the bacteria can be killed by heating foods to “steaming hot,” or 165 degrees Fahrenheit (74 degrees Celsius), the CDC says. People who are most at risk for illness should avoid the products or heat them before eating.
Most deli meats, however, are eaten cold. Because listeria can survive under refrigeration, it’s important to clean and sanitize any surfaces, including refrigerator drawers and shelves, that may have come in contact with the products, the CDC says.
Where it the Virginia plant?
The U.S. Department of Agriculture said the products were made at the Boar's Head Provisions Inc. plant in Jarratt.
The community is in Greensville and Sussex counties south of Richmond.
The Sarasota, Florida-based company also operates a facility in Petersburg, which it purchased in 1999.
Other operations are in Brooklyn, New York; Forrest City, Arkansas; New Castle, Indiana; Edison, New Jersey; Holland, Michigan; and Columbus, Ohio.
