Meat producer Eskort calls for calm as listeriosis source identified


Cape Town - KwaZulu-Natal processed meat producer Eskort has called for calm amid Minister of Health Aaron Motsoaledi’s announcement that processed meat was the source of South Africa’s latest and worst listeriosis outbreak on record.
As of Sunday, the listeriosis outbreak has claimed 180 lives and hospitalised a further 1 000. The Polokwane operations of Tiger Brands’ meat producer Enterprise Foods has been identified as the source of the latest outbreak.
The latest news has caused panic among consumers, leading them to dispose of processed meat products they have already purchased including polony, viennas, ham and cold meats.

The meat producer, which has been in operation in South Africa for 101 years, said its products are not manufactured in Polokwane in the Limpopo Province, where Motsoaledi identified the source of the latest outbreak.
“Eskort only has manufacturing facilities in Estcourt (KwaZulu-Natal) and Heidelberg (Gauteng), where all Eskort products are exclusively produced. Eskort continues to cooperate fully with the Department of Health and Agriculture and all tests on Eskort products have been confirmed as negative across the Eskort range of Russians, polony, viennas and bacon,” said the producer.
The company said it subjects its products and facilities to strict standards as well as external independent maintenance.
Listeriosis grows in various places, including food and soil. The National Institute for Communicable Diseases warns that those most vulnerable to listeriosis include infants, immunocompromised adults, the elderly, pregnant women and people living with HIV.

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  1. Sivenathi5 March 2018 at 15:48

    The world is indeed coming to an end. Who on earth would've thought that the polony we eat everyday might actually kill us.. We need to be aware of these health hazards..

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    1. Siamthanda M6 March 2018 at 01:21

      Everything we eat might be infected. We just living in fear

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    2. Unknown18 March 2018 at 15:40

      @Sivenathi- I would really like to talk about that more sometime as to what is it that is expected of us to do since we know about these things ... :)

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  2. Unknown6 March 2018 at 01:11

    It seems like every food product is infected with this Listeriosis, what on Earth are we going to eat.

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    1. Siamthanda M6 March 2018 at 01:21

      Only God knows what's really happening in this world.

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  3. Unknown6 March 2018 at 01:11

    It seems like every food product is infected with this Listeriosis, what on Earth are we going to eat.

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  4. Unknown6 March 2018 at 08:28

    I think the disease is a very sensitive issue. People continue consuming food containing listeriosis and claiming its the only food that they can afford. Tiger Brands argue that they shouldn't be held accountable solely.

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  5. Unknown6 March 2018 at 08:29

    I think the disease is a very sensitive issue. People continue consuming food containing listeriosis and claiming its the only food that they can afford. Tiger Brands argue that they shouldn't be held accountable solely.

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  6. Unknown6 March 2018 at 12:52

    I fear that this will end very badly. So many lives have been lost
    In a world where even food kills us, what else are we left to live for, all hope is gone

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  7. Unknown6 March 2018 at 13:21

    This can't be real, they are trying to kill us on purpors

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  8. Unknown6 March 2018 at 14:13

    As it is confirmed by health minister that it has been there for 40 years ago,therefore we should take precautions as to what food to avoid and consult doctors as soon as we feel unwell.

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  9. Unknown7 March 2018 at 08:42

    Personally I think tiger brands and should take responsibility and tell us the way forward instead of being in denial.

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  10. Unknown7 March 2018 at 23:10

    this need prayers.
    Jesus is coming back to take his people, everything that is currently happening in this world is the sign of that

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  11. Unknown8 March 2018 at 02:56

    The world have reach the boarderline indeed. ....who are we without food?
    This is not fair!

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  12. Khungo15 March 2018 at 07:34

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  13. Khungo15 March 2018 at 07:41

    Who has ever known that our favourite fast foods can turn to be our own house of death. These are the lasts days indeed.

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  14. Unknown18 March 2018 at 15:15

    I worry a lot sometimes. Not that I don't have hope or I don't know anything about what is really happening but it's that many people are not aware that these are things that were talked about in the past. There are so many things I can say based on this but for now the platform is not for that.

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