05 Mar 2018 Twitter erupts on finding the listeriosis source
Yesterday’s announcement uncovering the culprit, at least one of them, behind SA’s tragic listeriosis outbreak has seen a flood of informative and interesting reaction on Twitter….
Love it or hate it, Twitter is a brilliant social gauge, not only keeping one up to date with the news as it happens, but also with people’s reactions to it, whether they’re wise, witty or scathing or ridiculous! For this scribe and editor, Twitter is an astonishingly useful news source. Here’s some of the listeriosis outpouring…. latest first, and trust you may find these comments and links equally useful.
The share price of Tiger Brands is nearly 10% down on Monday following #Listeriosis recall. https://t.co/YU7rAJiI8k
— Moneyweb News (@Moneyweb) March 5, 2018
How the deadly strain of listeriosis was traced to Tiger Brands’ Enterprise polony factory via @News24 https://t.co/bYu27QHEru
— Adriaan Basson (@AdriaanBasson) March 4, 2018
[LISTEN] Why did it take so long to track the #listeriosis culprit to polony? https://t.co/DqYsW0Dnlf
The share price of Tiger Brands is nearly 10% down on Monday following #Listeriosis recall. https://t.co/YU7rAJiI8k
— Moneyweb News (@Moneyweb) March 5, 2018
Some humour (again, we must applaud SA’ns for being so quick with this) pic.twitter.com/AlCARUImdU
— OUTA (@OUTASA) March 5, 2018
— Bhekisisa M&G Health (@Bhekisisa_MG) March 5, 2018
The name’s Bond. James Bond. Meet the machine that helped the @nicd_sa track down a killer… https://t.co/4c8t6gKqq4 #listeriosis
— Bhekisisa M&G Health (@Bhekisisa_MG) March 5, 2018
What should you be binning from your fridge? https://t.co/zdCySosVbI #Listeriosis
— Bhekisisa M&G Health (@Bhekisisa_MG) March 5, 2018
My Mac keeps changing the word polony to colony. Baloney!
— Wendy Knowler (@wendyknowler) March 4, 2018
Hey Wendy! We’re deeply concerned about the tragic outbreak of #Listeriosis & the effect it has had on many South Africans. As a pre-cautionary measure we have suspended production of our #polony and are recalling the polony range. More info for consumers: https://t.co/50wS40xKXn
— RCL FOODS (@RCLFOODS) March 4, 2018
Listeriosis. More than one factory implicated today, miles apart. More than one food product positive? Don’t relax now. The complexities of Listeria in a food factory should newer be under estimated. This could be one of the numerous sources. High risk areas identified?
— Pieter Gouws (@DrPAGouws) March 4, 2018
It’s very important for people to know that while #listeria CAN SURVIVE in a fridge, it is killed by heat. So any food you are going to heat or cook is safe. Viennas are fine IF you heat them properly first. #listeriosis #consumerwatch @wendyknowler @ECRBreakfast
— Keri Miller (@kerimiller) March 5, 2018
Tiger Brands and Rainbow shares drop sharply on #listeriosis news https://t.co/8If8WFsDC9
— BusinessLIVE (@BusinessLiveSA) March 5, 2018
Polony, a bologna-like deli meat, identified as source of large & severe listeriosis outbreak in South Africa. https://t.co/FCAobap1aj Did it contain Listeria inhibitors? Should have. This is preventable. https://t.co/0GjVjwwnME
— Frank Yiannas (@frankyiannas) March 5, 2018
Don’t relax now! The food industry still needs to tackle the underlying issues surrounding #Listeria contamination – the risks are still present. @DrPAGouws https://t.co/si6COA4kDZ pic.twitter.com/O1sI6wDzyz
— Food Focus (@FoodFocusSA) March 4, 2018
A snapshot of market dominance. Virtually empty refrigerated shelves in @Checkers after #listeriosis-linked Enterprise and Rainbow ”cold meats” were removed today. pic.twitter.com/UZRu6hOgly
— Wendy Knowler (@wendyknowler) March 4, 2018
#listeriosis. NCC. Penalties explained re strict liability. Will be an investigation.
— Anelich Consulting (@AnelichConsult1) March 4, 2018
Tiger should confirm immediate recall. Various international food safety breaches they should learn from. #Listeriosis https://t.co/ej0ckEQcjk
— Mike Davies (@AfricaAnalyst) March 4, 2018
Isn’t Enterprise a division of Tiger Brands? They have very good QC systems usually – would be interesting to hear from them what went wrong in Polokwane.
— J F Luterek, Pr.Eng (@CPA_Lawyer) March 4, 2018
Minister has urged all retailers that stock these products to thoroughly clean their facilities. #Listeriosis
— SA Gov News (@SAgovnews) March 4, 2018
I have been beating this drum for a long time and say this at every talk I do about this topic! https://t.co/p36oW5kEWN
— J F Luterek, Pr.Eng (@CPA_Lawyer) March 4, 2018
#listeriosis. Actions. DAFF getting involved too from export perspective. Enterprise and RCL foods export permits suspended.
— Anelich Consulting (@AnelichConsult1) March 4, 2018
South Africa is too much. A foreign family took control of the state, a city surrounded by water has no water, the third largest political party is determining the national agenda and polony is killing us.
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— Ranjeni Munusamy (@RanjeniM) March 4, 2018
So many distraught South Africans tweeting “No more Kota?” #Listeriosis #nomorepolony
— Wendy Knowler (@wendyknowler) March 4, 2018
Minister of Health warns public not to eat any ready to eat processed meat products e.g. Polony, viennas, sausages etc – all packed together in supermarkets so can cross contaminate regardless of branding . ALWAYS COOK THESE BEFORE EATING THEM!
— J F Luterek, Pr.Eng (@CPA_Lawyer) March 4, 2018
#Listeriosis #FoodSafety This level of national media coverage should make us all take note and make sure our houses are in order. We can’t afford to play at food safety anymore.
— Linda Jackson (@lindamayjackson) March 4, 2018