The Boar's Head deli meat plant at the heart of last year's deadly food poisoning outbreak is set to reopen in the coming months, company officials said.

But recent inspections at Boar's Head sites in three states documented sanitation problems similar to those that led to the listeria contamination that killed 10 people and sickened dozens.

The Jarratt, Virginia, plant was shut down in September when U.S. Agriculture Department officials suspended operations and withdrew the federal marks of inspection required to operate, saying the company "failed to maintain sanitary conditions." Boar's Head permanently stopped making liverwurst and recalled more than 7 million pounds of deli products.

USDA officials this week said they had "thoroughly reviewed" the plant and lifted the forced

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