Author: ROSA-KAROO LOEWE
Top Score manufacturer Namib Mills has confirmed the safety of its instant maize porridge after a tragic incident involving three Mdantsane children. The children passed away, and a fourth child was hospitalized after consuming the company’s vanilla-flavored instant maize porridge on September 27. As a precautionary measure, Namib Mills senior brand manager MarneĢ Bouwer announced a temporary recall of all variants of Top Score Instant Porridge in South Africa, Namibia, Lesotho, and Zambia. Despite no direct link between the product and the incident, the company conducted rigorous testing at an independent laboratory in South Africa accredited by SANAS. The tests…