Tiger Brands faces listeriosis lawsuit

Tiger Brands says it plans to put up a fight in a class-action lawsuit against the company relating to the deadly listeriosis outbreak of 2018.

The consumer goods group said on Wednesday it had received a summons in respect of the lawsuit this week. The case was given the green light by the Johannesburg high court in December.

“The company intends to defend the class action and is preparing to follow due legal process‚” it said. – Nick Hedley