Peanut Butter Maker to Pay R500k Penalty for Contaminated Products

Peanut butter maker to pay R500k penalty for contaminated products

Peanut butter manufacturer House of Natural Butters has agreed to pay an administrative fine of R500,000 after the National Consumer Commission received peanut butter recall notifications in February 2024 from Dis-Chem and Pick n Pay.

Peanut butter producer fined R500K for contaminated products

Peanut butter firm to cough up R500 000 for dodgy products - Juta MedicalBrief

A Cape Town supplier – House of Natural Butters (trading as Eden All Butters) – has been slapped with a hefty R500 000 fine as part of a settlement agreement with the National Consumer Commission (NCC) for distributing “contaminated, decayed and impure” peanut butter. The National Consumer Tribunal confirmed the settlement, which follows a product safety investigation initiated when several products were found to contain high levels of aflatoxin…

Peanut butter maker fined after recall

A South African peanut butter manufacturer has agreed to pay a fine following a recall in 2024. The settlement agreement is between the National Consumer Commission (NCC) and House of Natural Butters, trading as Eden All Butters. House of Natural Butters will pay R500,000 (U.S. $28,200) in relation to the recalls which were prompted by aflatoxin contamination. In February 2024, the NCC received recall notifications from Dischem and Pick ‘n Pay a…