Tiger Brands proposes listeriosis payout after 218 deaths
There has been a major development in the listeriosis class action case against Tiger Brands.
The company has made a settlement offer to some of the victims who fell ill after they ate processed meat products.
They've also made an offer to families who've lost relatives.
More than 800 people fell sick, and 218 lost their lives after contracting the bacterial infection in 2017.
While the offer covers proven damages, Tiger Brands isn’t admitting liability, and a court case is still in its early stages.
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The Department of Health has welcomed the move.
Spokesperson Foster Mohale says the NICD is in the process of helping victims by supplying medical records to support the process.
"The department is also appealing to those with enough evidence suggesting a causal link between the outbreak of listeriosis and the loss of their loved ones, to come forward so that their clinical records can be accessed for assessment to establish if indeed they have valid claims eligible for settlement, and also to find lasting closure after grief."
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