AGRICULTURAL NEWS - According to Rwanda’s Ministry of Agriculture and Animal Resources, the ban is aimed at preventing the spread of listeriosis to that country.
“Meat, milk and dairy products, vegetables and fruit imported from South Africa are effectively banned until listeriosis is no longer [found] on South African soil,” a statement by that country’s agriculture and animal resources minister, Geraldine Mukeshimana, said.
According to the statement, hotels across Rwanda import an average of 2,4t of beef from South Africa every month. The country also imports about 60t of fruit, including oranges, apples, kiwi fruit, pears and grapes, annually.
Meanwhile, the National Institute for Communicable Diseases (NICD) in South Africa reported a further increase in the confirmed cases of listeriosis across the country.
