Ready-to-eat meat products from South Africa identified as source of listeria outbreak | WestMac Media

By Staff Writer, Lusaka 

Zambia’s High Commissioner to South Africa Emmanuel Mwamba has cautioned Zambians to be sensitive when buying ready-to-eat meat products. 

Mr Mwamba has also called on South African retail chain stores operating in Zambia to recall ready-to-eat meat products imported from that country following expert confirmation that the products are a source of Listeria bacteria. 

He says the withdrawal and recall of all ready to eat meat products from retail stores would help contain the spread of the disease which has infected over 900 people in South Africa resulting in about 180 deaths in that country. 

And South African Minister of Health Aaron Motsoaledi has confirmed the outbreak of Listeriosis in his country.