The National Consumer Commission (NCC) has received a product recall notification from peanut butter manufacturer ButtaNutt (Pty) Ltd. The recall is due to higher than legally acceptable levels of aflatoxin detected in the product.
ButtaNutt is a South African startup specialising in health-focused nut products, based in Paarl, Western Cape.
In a statement, the NCC confirmed that the affected products failed to meet quality standards as set out in the Department of Health’s Regulation R.1145 Governing Tolerance of Fungus-Produced Toxins in Foodstuffs.
“Aflatoxin may lead to health complications including nausea, vomiting, and abdominal pain,” the statement noted. “The NCC is monitoring this recall in accordance with the Consumer Protection Act.”
The affected products were manufactured on 15 January and distributed to the following retailers:
According to the statement, these products were sold in Gauteng, KwaZulu-Natal, Eastern Cape and the Western Cape through various retailers, as listed below:
- DE DEKKE Trading (Pty) Ltd t/a De Dekke Spar
- Jackson’s Real Food Market – Kyalami
- Sea Point Spar
- Cannon Rocks Holiday Resort CC
- HELSHOOGTE FOODS CC t/a STELLENBOSCH SUPERSPAR
- Irene Townships (PTY) Ltd t/a Irene Farm Shop
- Jacksons Real Food Market – Bryanston
- Pick’n Pay Retailers (Pty) Ltd – Scottburgh (KZN)
- Pick’n Pay Retailers (Pty) Ltd – The Pavilion (KZN)
- Tait Supamarket t/a Bedford Spar
- THE SPAR GROUP LTD t/a SONSTRAAL SPAR1967/001572/06
- Wilderness Village Market (Pty) Ltd T/A Spar Wilderness Village
The NCC Acting Commissioner, Mr Hardin Ratshisusu, said: consumers should immediately stop consuming the affected products and return them to the point of purchase for a full refund. “The NCC is engaging the supplier on the extent of the contamination, including potentially from the raw nuts’ supplier,” he added.
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