Tiger Brands flags loss at meat unit after listeria outbreak

South Africa's Tiger Brands said on Monday it expected its meat products unit to record a monthly loss of up to R33-million ($3-million) after it suspended operations at four sites over a listeria outbreak that has killed 180 people in 14 months. Health authorities ordered a recall of processed meat known as polony made by Tiger Brands and RCL Foods two weeks ago in response to the outbreak, the worst ever globally with nearly 950 reported cases.