Specific strain of listeria that killed 180 is identified at Enterprice Foods

The specific strain of listeria responsible for at least 180 deaths in South Africa has been found in the Polokwane factory of Tiger Brands subsidiary Enterprice Foods.''Enterprice Foods received a report from the Department of Health ON March 8 which confirms the presence of the listeria monocytogenes ST6 strain in our Polokwane factory,'' Tiger Brands said in a media release on Friday.''This follows environmental swabs taken at the factory on February 2. We are directing all our efforts, Energy and Time to determine how this  could have occurred.''

Tiger Brands said its Polokwane and Germiston factories remained closed while it conducted ''deep cleaning processes''.''We acknowledge and recognise that we are dealing with a national crisis that has impacted Customers, Consumers and the industry,''Tiger Brands CEO Lawrence MacDougall said.Together with our staff, Business partners and relevant authorities we are working to mitigate any further frisks to consumers. We are well advanced in the national recall of all ready-to-eat, chilled processed meat products, which were initiated on Sunday. We will leave no stone unturned to get to the bottom of this to ensure it does not happen again.''

All  people  fear the disease that comes with eating refrigerated products such as Polony, Russians, Sausages and etecera. Tiger Brands must be quick in solving out the problem before its customers abandon the company.The company is in danger.Many other people are still in denial of this, they say it is difficult to stop eating these products.Especially res guys that have to eat Vetkook without polony. They are complaining.

Source: Business Day

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