Tiger Brands wiped more than R1bn off its market value after recalling millions of canned vegetable products on Monday in the latest food safety concern for a company that is still reeling from the discovery of the deadly Listeria strain at its meat processing factory.

About 20-million canned products in this recall include products from the Koo and Hugo’s canned vegetable range that were produced from May 1 2019 to May 5 2021. These include baked beans...

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