10 November 2019 - 18:04A worker walks past polony products after they were removed from the shelves of a chain store outlet in Johannesburg. The strain responsible for 90% of cases of listeria infection in 2018 was traced to polony made in a Tiger Brands factory in Polokwane. Picture: REUTERS
The victims have launched a class-action lawsuit against Tiger Brands. The company said on Friday the looming sale of the processed meats business would not affect the class action “in any way”. Tiger Brands’ strategy review of its portfolio in 2017 earmarked the processed-meats business for further evaluation “given the business’ unique value chain and the perishable nature of its underlying products”.Tiger Brands spokesperson Nevashnee Naicker said the processed meats division had special logistics requirements. “It needs refrigeration, cold storage, cold transportation,” Naicker said.
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