Embattled deli meat supplier Boar's Head Provision Company said it will permanently discontinue liverwurst after a deadly listeria outbreak.

Meat and condiment supplier Boar’s Head has announced a mass product recall for the liverwurst cold cut in the wake of a deadly outbreak of listeria. Knewz.com has learned that the root of the contamination has since been identified,

New reports reveal problems at the now-closed Boar's Head plant connected to a deadly listeria outbreak went back two years. Inspection reports show there was an "imminent threat" to the public, but operations continued.

Boar’s Head announced Friday that liverwurst and the plant that made it are gone forever. The company has been battling a recall linked to an outbreak of listeria. According to the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention,

This is a dark moment in our company’s history," read a statement from Boar's Head. Nine deaths have been reported in connection to a listeria outbreak linked to deli meats.

For Jarratt, Va., a town accustomed to a long, slow slide, the Boar’s Head closure stands out as a sizable and sudden hit.

Boar's Head will no longer sell liverwurst deli meat after the fatal listeria outbreak linked to the product and its now closed Virginia processing plant. Read more:

The deadly listeria outbreak that prompted Boar’s Head to indefinitely shut down a contaminated plant has devastated a Virginia town after 500 workers suddenly found themselves out of a job, according to a report.