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4 Mar 2018

So. Africa: Govt. issues safety recall notices to Enterprise Foods & Rainbow Chickens after listeriosis death toll reaches 180; WHO says largest outbreak recorded

Processed food manufacturers Enterprise Foods, a subsidiary of Tiger Brands, and Rainbow Chicken Limited (RCL) have been issued with safety recall notices following the listeriosis outbreak in South Africa, Health Minister Aaron Motsoaledi said on Sunday. The Enterprise food production facility in Polokwane in Limpopo had been identified as the source of the current listeriosis outbreak, he told journalists at a media briefing in Johannesburg. As of March 2, the total number of laboratory-confirmed listeriosis cases had risen to 948 since January 2017. Of the 948, a total of 659 patients had been traced and 180 of them had died - a 27 percent fatality rate. Enterprise Foods has withdrawn all ready-to-eat meat products and has closed the two factories manufacturing these products‚ its parent company Tiger Brands said on Monday. However‚ Lawrence MacDougall‚ CEO of Tiger Brands‚ said there was no direct correlation between their products and the 180 deaths caused by the listeriosis outbreak. A number of countries in Southern Africa have banned imports of processed meat products from South Africa as a way of managing the outbreak. 

 

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