Tiger brands’ crisis of safety and sustainability: A test of corporate accountability - Africa Sustainability Matters

Tiger brands’ crisis of safety and sustainability: A test of corporate accountability - Africa Sustainability Matters

In January 2017, South Africa faced a public health emergency when a deadly outbreak of listeriosis, a severe foodborne illness, swept across the country. The outbreak affected more than 1,000 people and tragically led to around 200 deaths, making it one of the most severe food safety crises in the nation’s history. Investigations eventually traced the source of the outbreak to processed meat products produced by Enterprise Foods, a subsidiary o…