Woolworths recalls ready-to-eat products 'as a precautionary measure'

File picture: Mike Hutchings/Reuters

File picture: Mike Hutchings/Reuters

Published Mar 5, 2018

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Woolworths has recalled a number of viennas and cold meat products after the Department of Health announced that products from an Enterprise Foods production facility in Polokwane, Limpopo, are the source of the listeriosis outbreak, which has resulted in 180 deaths.

On Sunday the National Institute for Communicable Diseases (NICD) and Health Minister Dr Aaron Motsoaledi said the number of laboratory-confirmed cases attributed to the foodborne disease now stood at 948 cases, with a fatality rate of 27%.

According to Motsoaledi, the cases were confirmed following the government’s efforts to trace the source of the disease outbreak, which is the biggest in the country’s history.

Woolworths said in a statement that it proactively manages food safety, in addition to their independent food safety testing and auditing, to prevent microbial contamination of food and that the the recall is "an additional precautionary measure".

Woolworths provided a full list of their ready-to-eat products customers can return for a full refund. 

Here's the list

Waferthin Chargrilled Ham 125g

Waferthin  Roasted Chicken 125g

Waferthin Smoked Ham 125g

Waferthin Cooked Ham 125g

Waferthin Smoked Chicken 125g

Smoked Viennas 500g

Smoked Viennas 1kg  

Red Viennas  500g

Red Viennas 1kg  

Cocktail Viennas 375g

Smoked Cheesy Viennas 125g

Bulk Salami Sticks 400g  

Salami Sticks 150g

Plain Salami Sticks 85g

Spicy Salami Sticks 85g

Plain Salami Bites 60g

Spicy Salami Sticks 150g

Coriander Salami 85g

Spicy Salami Bites 60g

Smoked and Roasted Gammon 250g

Sliced Lean Ham 125g

Sliced Cooked Ham 250g

Sliced Cooked Ham 125g

Ham Selection 250g

Assorted Cold Meat 250g

Sliced Salami 200g  

Salami 100g

German Salami 100g

Sliced Peppered Salami 100g

Local Chorizo

Spicy Salami 100g

Country Ham 125

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