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Rwanda lifts ban imposed after 2017 South African Listeria outbreak

Rwanda has lifted a ban on some South African food products that was put in place in 2017 because of a Listeria outbreak that sickened more than 1,000 people.

By News Desk

/ 21 Nov 2025

Rwanda lifts ban imposed after 2017 South African Listeria outbreak

Tiger Brands proposes to settle some listeriosis claims

Tiger Brands has made an undisclosed settlement offer to certain victims of a deadly listeriosis outbreak in South Africa that sickened more than 1,000 people more than seven years

By Joe Whitworth

/ 13 May 2025

Tiger Brands proposes to settle some listeriosis claims

Tiger Brands offers compensation to patients with serious Listeria symptoms

An agreement has been struck for Tiger Brands to compensate some of those seriously affected by the world’s largest Listeria outbreak in South Africa more than six years ago.

By Joe Whitworth

/ 4 Feb 2025

Tiger Brands offers compensation to patients with serious Listeria symptoms

WHO’s foodborne infection data update is highlight of 2025

Revised foodborne illness figures from the World Health Organization (WHO) are the main thing to watch out for in 2025. There are also new regulatory requirements around Campylobacter in Europe

By Joe Whitworth

/ 8 Jan 2025

WHO’s foodborne infection data update is highlight of 2025

Tiger Brands offers support for serious Listeriosis cases

Tiger Brands may be about to compensate some of those most seriously affected in a large Listeria outbreak in South Africa more than six years ago. Tiger Brands revealed the

By Joe Whitworth

/ 31 Oct 2024

Tiger Brands offers support for serious Listeriosis cases

Publisher’s Platform: More than six years after the largest Listeria outbreak victims have still not been compensated

— OPINION — This is a crime. We are now beyond six years from the date that the NICD announced the association between Tiger Brands’ polony products and the outbreak, and the

By Bill Marler

/ 10 Sep 2024

Publisher’s Platform: More than six years after the largest Listeria outbreak victims have still not been compensated

Review calls for the creation of a food safety agency in South Africa

South African researchers have recommended the creation of a single food safety authority to tackle food fraud and boost consumer health protection. They said a centralized national food control authority

By News Desk

/ 12 Aug 2024

Review calls for the creation of a food safety agency in South Africa

Tiger Brands names new temporary CEO

South African company Tiger Brands is to replace its chief executive officer CEO. Tiger Brands is still involved in a class action lawsuit for its alleged role in the world’

By News Desk

/ 25 Oct 2023

Publisher’s Platform: It has nearly been six years since over 1,000 people were sickened and over 200 died from Listeria-tainted Polony in South Africa

A new journal article on the polony tragedy was just published: “Cost estimation of listeriosis (Listeria monocytogenes) occurrence in South Africa in 2017 and its food safety implications.” Some main

By Bill Marler

/ 30 Aug 2023

Publisher’s Platform: It has nearly been six years since over 1,000 people were sickened and over 200 died from Listeria-tainted Polony in South Africa

2023: Court cases, rule changes and Codex celebrations

— OPINION — Welcome to 2023! The calendars have been changed, the holiday season is coming to a close and it is time to refocus ahead of what is sure to be

By Joe Whitworth

/ 2 Jan 2023

2023: Court cases, rule changes and Codex celebrations

Mother describes daughter’s near death from 2017 Tiger Brands Listeria outbreak

Five years ago, three-year-old Jordin Du Preez was fed a polony sandwich at her preschool. The Tiger Brand’s polony in the sandwich was contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes and nearly

By Jonan Pilet

/ 18 Apr 2022

Mother describes daughter’s near death from 2017 Tiger Brands Listeria outbreak

Court overturns decision in Tiger Brands Listeria case

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

By Joe Whitworth

/ 7 Feb 2022

Court overturns decision in Tiger Brands Listeria case

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Rwanda lifts ban imposed after 2017 South African Listeria outbreak

Tiger Brands proposes to settle some listeriosis claims

Tiger Brands offers compensation to patients with serious Listeria symptoms

WHO’s foodborne infection data update is highlight of 2025

Tiger Brands offers support for serious Listeriosis cases

Publisher’s Platform: More than six years after the largest Listeria outbreak victims have still not been compensated

Review calls for the creation of a food safety agency in South Africa

Tiger Brands names new temporary CEO

Publisher’s Platform: It has nearly been six years since over 1,000 people were sickened and over 200 died from Listeria-tainted Polony in South Africa

2023: Court cases, rule changes and Codex celebrations

Mother describes daughter’s near death from 2017 Tiger Brands Listeria outbreak

Court overturns decision in Tiger Brands Listeria case