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Listeriosis strain confirmed in Tiger Brands factory
phumlani · 26 April 2018
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Rainbow Chicken polony cleared
JOHANNESBURG – Rainbow Chicken’s polony has been declared clear of a deadly strain of Listeria. The food-borne disease has killed at least 183 people in South Africa since the beginning of last year. This is the world’s biggest ever outbreak of listeriosis. Department of Health officials earlier this year confirmed traces of listeria bacteria found […]
phumlani · 29 March 2018
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Tiger Brands flags R33-million loss at meat unit after listeria outbreak
Tiger Brands said on Monday it expected its meat products unit to record a monthly loss of up to R33-million after it suspended operations at four sites after a listeria outbreak that has killed 180 people in 14 months. Health authorities ordered a recall of polony made by Tiger Brands and RCL Foods two weeks […]
phumlani · 19 March 2018
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EFF to launch class action on listeriosis
JOHANNESBURG – The Economic Freedom Fighters plan to launch a class court action against companies involved in the spread of the deadly bacteria listeriosis, EFF leader Julius Malema said on Thursday. Malema blamed the government and the National Consumer Commission for the “slow pace” of containing the spread of the bacteria, a strain of which has […]
phumlani · 9 March 2018
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Here are 7 things you need to know about the listeriosis outbreak
A listeria monocytogenes culture is seen in a lab at The National Institute for Communicable Diseases in Johannesburg. The institute is dealing with the listeriosis outbreak in South Africa. Image: ALON SKUY The source of the unique strain of listeria that has caused the world’s biggest documented listeriosis outbreak has finally been revealed. Here are seven […]
phumlani · 5 March 2018
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The foods linked to listeria: Enterprise Russians‚ Rainbow Chicken polony and Enterprise polony
Rainbow Chicken polony is also a cause of listeriosis. Image: Supplied via Rainbow The foods linked to the world’s largest outbreak of listeria are Enterprise polony‚ smoked Russians and frankfurters‚ all coming from a single factory in Polokwane‚ Limpopo‚ run by Enterprise‚ a part of Tiger Brands. Rainbow Chicken polony is also a cause of listeriosis. […]
phumlani · 5 March 2018
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Listeriosis strain confirmed in Tiger Brands factory
JOHANNESBURG – Tiger Brands says an independent laboratory has confirmed the presence of the deadly listeria strain at its Polokwane factory. The company already faces two class-action suits over the outbreak, which has killed more than 180 people. The total claim against Tiger Brands stands at around R400-million at present. READ: Fifty cases of listeriosis identified since recall […]
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Rainbow Chicken polony cleared
JOHANNESBURG – Rainbow Chicken’s polony has been declared clear of a deadly strain of Listeria. The food-borne disease has killed at least 183 people in South Africa since the beginning of last year. This is the world’s biggest ever outbreak of listeriosis. Department of Health officials earlier this year confirmed traces of listeria bacteria found […]