JOHANNESBURG – RCL Foods has issued a recall of 38 popular pet foods from South African shelves over Salmonella contamination risks.
In a statement, the food manufacturer said the recall included limited batches of Bobtail, Bonzo, Catmor, Canine Cuisine, Feline Cuisine, Optimizor and Ultra Pet Dog food manufactured at one of its pet food plants.
Shoppers who have purchased any of the affected pet food batches have been asked to return the product to their retailer for a refund or replacement.
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RCL Foods said preliminary internal assessments indicate that some product, that was condemned and marked for destruction, was erroneously released to the formal trade.
“On behalf of RCL FOODS, I want to apologise to all affected shoppers. Our primary concern is the health and wellbeing of shoppers and their pets,” said RCL FOODS chief executive officer, Paul Cruickshank.
“Our immediate priority is to recall, remove and replace all potentially affected products from circulation. We did not meet our own standards. This is not what our customers expect from RCL FOODS. We are taking every step necessary to rectify the situation.”