By Amy Musgrave
The Department of Health has welcomed the decision by Tiger Brands to finally settle the listeriosis class action, saying it brings finality and closure to the affected families whose loved ones succumbed died from the disease.
There was an outbreak of listeriosis in South Africa in 2017. It affected more than 820 people and claimed 218 lives after they ate contaminated processed food products, mainly polony and Vienna, produced at the Tiger Brands facility in Polokwane and distributed from their Germiston facility.
The Department acknowledges the roles of all parties involved including the National Institute of Communicable Disease (NICD), Tiger Brands, Richard Spoor Inc and LHL Attorneys who supported the victims and their families during a protracted legal process.
The offer was made by the attorneys representing Tiger Brands lead insurer, QBE Insurance Group Limited, last month. They made settlement offers to specific classes of claimants, the company
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