The health minister said that there was no direct link between the children’s deaths and the products consumed from the local spaza shops
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All spaza shops are now required to register with their local authorities. However, this raises a critical question about the effectiveness of current quality control measures in protecting consumer safety. (Delwyn Verasamy/M&G)