According to a news report by The Star in 10 February, Parmalat spokesperson Andre Mahoney said an initial investigation by the company confirmed that a factory problem had led to the contamination of “a small number of packs” with the cleaning chemicals. He said the affected batch was the 200ml UHT PureJoy apple juice with straws attached.
“All the unsold affected products have already been recalled from our distribution system, as well as, where possible, from the stores to which it had been distributed.” Mahoney was quoted as saying.”Our records indicate that the distribution for primary sale was most likely limited to the Western Cape, but we recognise that consumers or distributors could have taken the product into other areas.”
The company said the juice was unfit for consumption, and no other products were affected by the contamination.
The investigation is continuing.
