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Court overturns decision in Tiger Brands Listeria case

By Joe Whitworth on February 7, 2022

A court in South Africa has overturned a previous decision to make companies divulge information in relation to a deadly Listeria outbreak in 2017 and 2018.

The Supreme Court of Appeal ruling reverses a Gauteng…
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Tiger Brands to sell processed meat division traced to deadly outbreak

By Joe Whitworth on August 18, 2020

Tiger Brands is to sell its processed meats division, which includes the business implicated in the Listeria outbreak in South Africa in 2017 and 2018.

The transaction includes two separate deals — Molare Proprietary Ltd.
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Tiger Brands mulls sale of processed meats operations

By Joe Whitworth on November 9, 2019

Tiger Brands is considering selling its processed meats business that was identified as the source of the South African Listeria outbreak in 2017 and 2018.

The company said as part of a strategic review it…
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South Africa listeriosis outbreak victims v. Tiger Brands about to get speedy trial

By Dan Flynn on December 5, 2018

As expected, South Africa’s high court in Johannesburg has certified the class action lawsuit brought on behalf of victims in the world’s largest listeriosis outbreak against Tiger Brands.

It means that by March of next…
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South African court close to certifying class action in world’s worst listeriosis outbreak

By Dan Flynn on November 29, 2018

Prominent South African trial attorney Richard Spoor is close to having a judge certifying as a class people who can sue Tiger Brands over the largest listeriosis outbreak in world history. And Spoor credits Tiger…
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228 Hepatitis A cases in Hawaii; lawsuit could include 10,000

By Coral Beach on August 25, 2016

As the number of sick people in Hawaii’s Hepatitis A outbreak continues to increase, a seafood importer, a distributor and a sushi chain are facing a class action lawsuit — filed specifically on behalf of…
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Costco, Diamond Pet Food pay dog owners for poison pet food

By News Desk on April 25, 2016

The Ottawa-based Consumer Law Group says Diamond Pet Food and Costco are now paying out varying amounts to settle damage claims from Canadians whose pets required screening and/or treatment when some were exposed to Salmonella…
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Court OKs $4 million class action settlement with XL Foods

By News Desk on February 19, 2016

A $4 million class action settlement is available for anyone in Canada or the United States who suffered an economic loss or or physical illness or injury from beef recalled in 2012 by XL Foods…
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2013 Hepatitis A Outbreak Victims Cleared for Class Action Trial

By Dan Flynn on January 26, 2016

The 2013 multistate outbreak of hepatitis A virus infections linked to pomegranate seeds imported from Turkey had a lot of parts. It involved pomegranate arils in Townsend Farms Organic Anti-oxidant Blend frozen juice that sickened…
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