What is listeriosis and how has it affected your lunch?
Primary school learners tell us what they know about listeria and how it has affected their lunchbox meals.
Tshepiso Mashaba: “I heard that over 20 people in Mpumalanga were reported to have been infected with listeria and it’s deadly. I just eat bread with cheese or jam for lunch.”
Lovemore Munetsi: “When you have listeriosis you suffer from diarrhoea, nausea, your skin changes colour. You can get it from polony. I now get a pie and chips for lunch.”
Olivia Muhura: “Literiosis is a new disease found in polony and vienna’s. People have died because of eating polony. I now pack bread and peanut butter for lunch.”
Tshepiso Mashaba: “I heard that over 20 people in Mpumalanga were reported to have been infected with listeria and it’s deadly. I just eat bread with cheese or jam for lunch.”
Mary Kabala: “Listeria can ruin your life. If you eat polony with literiosis or any rotten foods you can get sick. For lunch carry rice/pap with vegetables and meat.”
Thabang Okoye: “Litseriosis is a disease found in Enterprise products. It was discovered in 2018, it was a fault found in the processing of cold meats.”
Sibusiso Mhlanga: “Listeriosis is a deadly disease. My dad told me not to eat raw meat or cold meat. I have fruits, bread, and cold drink for lunch now.”