Recall Cold Meats – Mwamba orders South African retail chain stores in Zambia

Emmanuel Mwamba

Zambia’a High Commissioner to South Africa, Emmanuel Mwamba has 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 were a source of Listeria bacteria.

Mr Mwamba 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 resulting in about 180 deaths in South Africa.

He says the chain stores should emulate measures put in place by the South African government to recall cold and meat products supplied by Enterprise Food.

South Africa’s Health Minister Aaron Motsoaledi announced the recall of ready to eat meat products from retail chain stores nationally after science experts traced the bacteria to Enterprise Food Production plant located in Polokwane.

The Zambian mission in Pretoria recently requested the South African government to put precautionary health measures in place to ensure that all the country’s food exports to Zambia were free of the food borne disease.

This is contained in a statement issued by first Secretary press and public relations at Zambia’s high commission in South Africa Naomi Nyawali.