Following hard on the heels of the worst food scandal to hit SA in living memory, retail group Woolworths has recalled its Frozen Savoury Rice Mix as part of a worldwide product recall issued by the Hungarian Food Safety Agency.According to the retailer, the rice mix contains sweetcorn sourced from the Greenyard Factory in Hungary, which has been implicated as the potential source of a listeria outbreak in Europe. Woolworths said that while random tests on the product had found no evidence of listeria, the move was a precautionary measure and had been taken on global instruction. "Food safety is of critical importance to Woolworths and we take all issues regarding the production of our food extremely seriously," said the retailer.Similar recalls are now under way in Britain, Australia and New Zealand.According to the European Food Safety Authority, frozen sweetcorn and "possibly other frozen vegetables" were the "likely source" of a listeria outbreak that has hit five countries — Au...
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