"For all of the things that he's seen and been through in his life, to come to that — lunch meat," the man's son said.

The deli meat plant in Virginia linked to the listeria outbreak is set to be permanently closed, Boar's Head said.

More than 7 million pounds of Boar's Head meat products had been recalled in a public notice that still remains in effect.

A Boar's Head plant that produced deli meat in Virginia will cease operations after a deadly listeria outbreak affected several states.

Today Boar’s Head announced that it will be permanently closing its plant in Jarratt, Virginia, where a deadly Listeria outbreak originated earlier this year. The delicatessen goods manufacturer recalled 7 million pounds of deli meats in July,