Tiger Brands’ new bid to turn the page on the listeriosis debacle
The offer targets specifically named claimants who suffered damage as a result of the 2017/18 outbreak
12 May 2025 - 09:28
UPDATED 12 May 2025 - 23:22
Tiger Brands has made offers to compensate victims of the listeriosis outbreak, seven years after the world’s worst recorded outbreak of the deadly foodborne disease. It marks a turning point for corporate accountability and public health.
The settlement offer — made on April 25 and issued through Tiger Brands’ lead reinsurer, QBE Insurance Group, an Australia-based insurance giant — is part of the company’s plan to resolve the class-action lawsuit and bring to a closure one of the darkest chapters in its more than century-old history...
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