A batch of contaminated snacks on South African shelves have been recalled by the National Consumer Commission (NCC), which announced the alert regarding1 152 units of Made for Tots Corn Puffs Chicken (12g) by supplier Clicks, reports the Sowetan.
Clicks told the NCC that about 348 units had been sold to consumers while 804 units had already been removed from shelves.
The supplier said the affected batch had tested positive for non-pathogenic Listeria contamination. Clicks noted that the type of Listeria bacteria involved were generally non-pathogenic to humans but had rare and isolated reports of human disease.
“The affected products were sold at Clicks stores in South Africa and Clicks Online and were also distributed to Lesotho,” said the NCC.
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