Johannesburg – Shoprite Checkers has announced a recall of the Deli Hummus range manufactured by BM Foods after foodborne bacteria were detected in the product.
In a statement on Wednesday, (2 October 2024), Shoprite Checkers said Listeria Monocytogenes, a species of foodborne bacteria, was detected in the Deli Hummus range (a member of Sea Harvest Group).
Shoprite Checkers said it notified the Consumer Commission (NCC) of a product recall.
The affected products are the Deli Hummus range, specifically the following:
• Traditional Hummus (125g and 300g);
• Reduced Fat Hummus (125g);
• Zataar Hummus (125g and 300g);
• Red Pepper Hummus (125g and 300g); and
• Caramelised Onion Hummus (125g).
The respective sell-by dates of the products are 10 September 2024 to 8 October 2024.
Subsequent to the product recall notification, and in line with Section 60 of the Consumer Protection Act 68 of 2008, Shoprite Checkers has now provided an interim Investigation Report to the NCC on the Deli Hummus range.
“The preliminary findings of the report point to some areas of concern on product handling at the manufacturing level, however, the NCC awaits a final report from Shoprite Checkers,” the statement said.
“Parallel to the said in-house processes, the NCC is independently investigating the recalled products on identified operational issues that pertain to food safety.”
The NCC’s Acting Commissioner, Hardin Ratshisusu, urged consumers to immediately stop consuming the products and return same to the supplier for a full refund with or without any proof of purchase.
He further added that “at this stage, the NCC is not able to determine the extent of the distribution of the products as this is the subject of an investigation.
“Suppliers are urged not to distribute these products further until the investigation is finalised.”
The NCC said it was monitoring this recall based on the Product Recall provisions of the Consumer Protection Action read with the product recall safety guidelines.
