AGRICULTURAL NEWS - Fifteen African countries have recalled certain processed meat products as a result of the listeriosis outbreak in South Africa.
This was according to the World Health Organisation (WHO), which stated in a disease outbreak report that the SA case was the largest listeriosis outbreak ever detected.
It said that the “food processing company” linked to the outbreak by South Africa’s Department of Health, as well as three “retailers”, had exported affected products to Angola, Botswana, the Democratic Republic of Congo, Ghana, Lesotho, Madagascar, Malawi, Mauritius, Mozambique, Namibia, Nigeria, Swaziland, Uganda, Zambia and Zimbabwe.
“All of these countries have issued recalls for the implicated products,” the WHO stated.
