THE ministry of health has instructed food inspectors to remove products that are likely linked to listeriosis from shelves in shops all over Namibia.
Acting health permanent secretary Petronella Masabane, in a statement this morning, directed the immediate removal of Rainbow Chicken and Enterprise Food Ltd products from the shelves.
“The environmental health practitioners are encouraged to take appropriate measures to ensure that these products are removed from the shelves of food establishments in their respective areas in accordance to relevant laws,” said Masabane.
Her request comes after news of the first listeriosis case was reported in Namibia yesterday. A 41-year-old Tsumeb resident was diagnosed with listeriosis on Monday, after he ate a vienna sausage he allegedly bought at a Tsumeb butchery.
He is admitted in the Roman Catholic Hospital in Windhoek.
Masabane pointed out that the import and transit movement of ready-to-eat food such as polony, Russian sausages, frankfurters, viennas, all types of ham, salamis and smeer wors from South Africa has been banned and stressed that regions with points of entry are advised to strengthen surveillance in this regard.
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