| Published Thu, April 26th 2018 at 10:37, Updated April 26th 2018 at 10:39 GMT +3South Africa’s Tiger Brands, which faces two class action lawsuits over a listeria outbreak that has killed 180 people, said results from an independent laboratory confirmed the presence of the deadly listeria strain in one of its food factories. ALSO READ: Munyua Waiyaki: Why he's our top diplomat“On 24 April 2018, Tiger Brands received confirmation of the presence of LST6 in these samples,” it said in a statement. The test results were received on March 15, but these had proved inconclusive and as a result the samples were sent for further re-testing. The samples were manufactured at the Enterprise Polokwane processing facility, which has since been closed along with other three sites in South Africa, which produce polony, and other cold meats. Subscribe to the Standard SMS service and receive factual, verified breaking news as it happens.

Source: Standard Digital April 26, 2018 07:41 UTC