The food brand is still waiting for data from authorities that would definitively show whether its products are connected to the deadly crisis
But there’s “no evidence” that listeria was imported from elsewhere in the world
South Africa’s food making giant, Tiger Brands, could have handled the listeriosis crisis better.
The company is closing down an abattoir and another factory in the hope of finding out how Listeria ended up in its products
Tiger Brands produces around 60 000 tons of processed meat annually, roughly 25% of the processed market in South Africa