Four African nations ban SA cold meat imports
Mozambique and Namibia have suspended imports of the products from SA.
Botswana says it is recalling the items with immediate effect, while Zambia has called on South African retail chainsthere to pull affected products from the shelves.
A nationwide recall of chilled processed meat is underway in South Africa due to the deadly listeriosis outbreak.
Meanwhile, the World Health Organisation says this is the largest recorded outbreak of listeriosis.
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On Sunday, the Health Minister ordered South Africans to stop eating all processed ready-to-eat meat products after the source of the outbreak was traced to an Enterprise polony factory in Polokwane.
Consumers can return their products for a full refund from Checkers, Pick n Pay, Food Lover’s Market and Freshstop stores.
KZN Health MEC, Sibongiseni Dhlomo is urging people to put their health and that of their family's first and remove all chilled processed meat products from their fridges.
"These new developments must be taken seriously. Let us restrain from consuming uncooked meat, especially polony, viennas and the like," Dhlomo said.