Enterprise Foods customers get refund
Customers of Enterprise Foods in Polokwane who earlier threatened to force entry into the premises in order to secure refunding from the management for products bought from the facility’s factory shop will be partly refunded. Although the company is not refunding the full amount spent by each shopper, customers are happy that Enterprise Foods attended …
Customers of Enterprise Foods in Polokwane who earlier threatened to force entry into the premises in order to secure refunding from the management for products bought from the facility’s factory shop will be partly refunded.
Although the company is not refunding the full amount spent by each shopper, customers are happy that Enterprise Foods attended to their grievances and can use the reimbursement to buy something else. A source at the facility told Polokwane Observer that they cannot refund the customers for the full amount because some products have been used already. The source further revealed that the company had about R30 000 on the premises to refund customers today (Monday).
Seipei Rasethaba, a business owner who bought ready-to-eat meat products worth over R2 000 on Saturday was refunded R1 800. Although he was satisfied with the arrangement his concern remained that he would lose money after Health Minister Aaron Motsoaledi’s announcement that citizens should refrain from eating bunny chow. He said his business generates about R4 000 a day hence the listeria issue will affect him badly.
Capricorn District Municipality (CDM) issued a statement saying its health inspectors conducted tests on the food processing lines of the plant in February 2018 and discovered the presence of listeria in samples collected from raw meat, polony and Viennas. A submission made to Enterprise Foods on 27 February in terms of the National Health Act recommended deep cleansing of their processing lines and halting production of their ready-to-eat products, the statement read.
The African National Congress (ANC) in Limpopo called on all stakeholders, including distributors, retailers and spaza shops in towns, townships and villages to cooperate with government officials tasked with the responsibility of halting the spread of the disease to ensure the safety of the communities. The party also urged communities to stop buying and consuming ready-to-eat meat products.
Story and photos: ENDY SENYATSI
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