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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A dozen cases and two dead in Listeria outbreak; Swiss officials suspect food
Authorities in Switzerland are investigating to find the source of a suspected foodborne outbreak of Listeria with 12 cases and two deaths.
The Federal Office of Public Health (BAG) said since June this year it
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Multiple recalls to chase down ham responsible for Listeriosis outbreak in South
The country hams that some say are the quintessential dish of the South became, during this past weekend, suspects in a deadly listeriosis outbreak.
Four people, three in Virginia and one in North Carolina, have
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South Africa works to eradicate listeria from its processed meat facilities
South Africa’s National Listeria Incident Management Team issued another of its periodic reports recently for the world’s largest listeriosis outbreak. It says there were no new cases of listeriosis during the week before publication on
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Tiger Brands wants new standards and food safety group
After listeriosis outbreaks in North America in recent years, the responsible parties involved usually responded with promises on their own to enact more stringent standards.
That’s definitely how Canada’s Maple Leaf Foods and Colorado’s Rocky
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Pace of new listeriosis cases and deaths slowing in South Africa
In the world’s largest recorded listeriosis outbreak, South Africa has added four more confirmed cases and four more deaths, the National Listeria Incident Management Team reports.
The team’s latest report brings the confirmed death toll
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Tiger Brands recall was costly for company but effective for country
The $29.2 million Tiger Brands spent to recall cold meat products associated with the world’s largest and most deadly listeriosis outbreak is not going to help the bottom line of South Africa’s largest food producer.
South Africa sees listeriosis cases drop; ramps up prevention
When the world’s worst rampage of listeriosis was at its peak, more than 30 confirmed cases were added to the outbreak weekly. After South Africa’s health officials identified the source and recalled the product from
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FDA warns pregnant women, especially Hispanics, about listeria-prone foods
The deaths of at least 78 newborns in the ongoing South African listeriosis outbreak has created one of those “teaching moments” about how especially dangerous the pathogen is to pregnant women.
And the U.S. Food
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Dream team ready to help South African listeriosis victims
A dream team of world-class food safety experts is ready to go on behalf of the victims and their family members, according to the mammoth 501-page lawsuit dropped on Tiger Brands this past Thursday by
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European listeriosis outbreak blamed on frozen corn: 6 dead
Week-old speculation about frozen corn being responsible for a three-year listeriosis outbreak in Europe, which has had an 18.75 percent fatality rate, is probably correct.
The European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) and the European Centre