The Shoprite Group recalled its Farmer’s Deli red viennas on Friday. In a statement‚ the retail giant said it received a notification from an environmental health practitioner in the Winelands District of the Western Cape that listeria monocytogenes had been identified “in an initial testing of a single batch of red viennas”. More tests were needed to confirm the presence of the bacteria and the results would be available only within five working days. All Farmer’s Deli red and smoked viennas had been removed from the shelves as a precautionary measure. “Listeria monocytogenes is not the same as listeria ST6‚ which was linked by the Department of Health to fatal listeriosis cases that occurred in South Africa‚” the statement read. “The listeria monocytogenes was only found in a single batch (BB 18 March B5/N) and is not linked to the recent listeria ST6 recall related to Enterprise Foods.” Reuters reported on Thursday that Health Minister Aaron Motsoaledi is concerned there could be...
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