Controversies
Controversies tied to this brand in public sources. A listing is not a finding of fault.
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2021
Pioneer Foods recalls specific Safari product batches
Recall announced
Pioneer Foods announced a recall of specific batches of Safari Peanuts & Raisins and Raw Cashew nuts after routine testing identified Salmonella Typhimurium in a batch. The products were sold in South Africa, Botswana and Namibia.
Company response
Recall — Pioneer Foods
we have decided to proceed to proactively recall these specific products
Refund or compensation — Pioneer Foods
Consumers who have the products listed below, with the specific batch or date coding, are urged to return these products to the retailer from which they were purchased in order to receive a full refund.
Remediation — Pioneer Foods
The production site was then deep-cleaned, and vector sampling was completed.
Source excerpt
Routine testing at the Safari production site in KwaZulu-Natal identified a batch of products that tested positive for low levels of Salmonella Typhimurium (“salmonella”).
Pioneer Foods has launched a recall of specific batches of the Peanuts & Raisins and Raw Cashew nuts products, sold under its Safari brand in South Africa, Botswana and Namibia, according to a statement released on Monday (December 6).
2020
Pioneer Foods recalls a batch of Liquifruit red grape juice cans
Recall announced
Pioneer Foods issued a recall notice for a specific batch of 330ml Liquifruit still red grape juice cans after glass particles were reportedly found in some cans. The company urged customers to stop consuming the product and to return it for a full refund. The recall applied to the identified batch of the 330ml canned juice product.
Source excerpt
Customers who bought this product have been urged to stop consuming it immediately and return it to the place they purchased it for a full refund.
Pioneer Foods has had to issue a recall notice for a batch of 330ml Liquifruit still red grape juice cans after glass particles were reportedly found in some of the cans.
06 Sept 2020 - 330ml cans of Liquifruit red grape juice have been recalled due to glass particles found in certain cans
2010
Bread-price collusion case
Pioneer Foods was fined R195 million by the South African Competition Commission over collusive conduct involving bread pricing by its SASKO business and other major producers. The case concerned coordinated activity and price increases during 2007 and was considered harmful to consumers and smaller bakeries.