The listeria-linked recall list grows - see what to avoid.

Tiger Brands announced on Monday 19 March that the cost associated with the recall of products linked to the listeria outbreak will reach between R337 million and R377 million.

Tiger Brands has been named as one of the leading sources behind the listeria outbreak. After being named one of the leading sources behind the outbreak, the company now faces recalling contaminated products and the possibility of a class-action lawsuit. Numerous plants have been shut down.

During its shareholder announcement, Tiger Brands confirmed that its recall will extent to all products manufactured at the Pretoria facility, the recall was previously limited to its Polokwane and Germiston plants. The Polokwane and Germiston plants, however, will now also be shut down.

The company's website states that the recall is doing "very well". What’s being recalled by Tiger Brands: “Our in-store merchandiser is managing the collection of all stock from stores across the country, and will be managing the safe disposal of all returned products, in line with the regulations and guidelines,” it said.

The group outlined the following products which are currently being affected by the recall:

• Enterprise polony.

• Enterprise russians.

• Enterprise frankfurters.

• All Enterprise Foods ready-to-eat chilled processed meat products – including bacon.

• Selected Mieliekip products.

Additions to the list:

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This includes a number of chicken products supplied through Rainbow. On Friday (16 March), Shoprite announced that they would be adding their "Farmer’s Deli Viennas" to its recall list as a precautionary measure in addition to Tiger Brands and Rainbow’s products.

Pick n Pay also outlined recall plans, but noted that it was not only Mieliekip items included in the recall, but also other Enterprise products including Bokkie, Renown, and Lifestyle. Pick n Pay said that its branded chicken polony, manufactured by Rainbow, would also be removed from shelves.

Woolworths does not sell any Enterprise or Rainbow products, but a number of its ready-to-eat products are sliced and packed in a dedicated production facility within Enterprise Polokwane and Germiston.

These include:

• Waferthin chargrilled ham 125g

• Waferthin roasted chicken 125g

• Waferthin smoked ham 125g

• Waferthin cooked ham 125g

• Waferthin smoked chicken 125g

• Smoked viennas 500g

• Smoked viennas 1kg

• Red viennas 500g

• Red viennas 1kg

• Cocktail Viennas 375g

• Smoked cheesy viennas 125g

• Bulk Salami sticks 400g

• Salami sticks 150g

• Plain salami sticks 85g

• Spicy salami sticks 85g

• Plain salami bites 60g

• Spicy salami sticks 150g

• Coriander salami 85g

• Spicy salami bites 60g

• Smoked and roasted gammon 250g

• Sliced lean ham 125g

• Sliced cooked ham 250g

• Sliced cooked ham 125g

• Ham selection 250g

• Assorted cold meat 250g

• Sliced salami 200g

• Salami 100g

• German Salami 100g

• Sliced peppered salami 100g

• Local chorizo

• Spicy salami 100g

• Country ham 125g

Spar has said that its own brand of processed meat products are not affected as they are not manufactured by Enterprise or Rainbow, “and are completely safe”.

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Posted 20 March 2018 | Frederik Herholdt

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