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Class Action Suit Filed Against S. Africa’s Tiger Brands After Deadly Listeria Outbreak

A class action lawsuit was filed on Thursday [March 29] against South Africa’s Tiger Brands, after one of the company’s food factories was linked to a listeria outbreak that has killed 180 people since early 2017, the lawyer running the …

S. Africa Class Action Planned Against Food Producer Tiger Brands After Listeria Outbreak

A human rights lawyer plans to launch a class action lawsuit against South African food producer Tiger Brands on behalf of the families of people who died and those affected by the worst listeria outbreak in history. South Africa’s health …

Blue Bell Begins Trial Production Runs after Listeria Scare

Blue Bell Creameries has started ice cream production trial runs in Alabama three months after a listeria scare halted all sales. The Texas-based company said it’s evaluating enhanced production processes at its plant in Sylacauga, Ala. Blue Bell earlier this …

Wal-Mart Settles Claims Over Listeria Deaths Linked to Cantaloupes

Wal-Mart has settled lawsuits with the families of 23 people who died from a 2011 listeria outbreak traced to cantaloupe grown at a Colorado farm and sold by the retailer, both sides said on Wednesday. Thirty-three people died and 147 …