Issue 2 of Analytical Reporter is a bumper one, filled with news on water analysis and purification, and also equipment that is available for the food and beverage industry. Read about South Africa’s catastrophic Listeria outbreak. According to the Centre for Enteric Diseases, and Division of Public Health Surveillance and Response, NICD-NHLS, as of 27 February 2018, a total of 950 laboratory-confirmed Listeriosis cases have been reported from all provinces across South Africa, compared to less than 80 cases per year. Enjoy the read. Until next time Sami