JOHANNESBURG - The country has recently had to deal with a sobering reality about food safety, especially for our most vulnerable citizens, children.
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At least 16 people in Gauteng have died as a result of food poisoning since February. Most of them were children.
According to Vuyiswa Ramokgopa, the Gauteng MEC for Agriculture and Rural Development, strict quality and safety controls must be put in place throughout the production of foods.
She speaks to eNCA in the video above.