NCC launch independent investigation on recalled Deli Hummus range

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The National Consumer Commission (NCC) has announced that it will launch an independent investigation on the recalled Deli Hummus range of products. 

This comes after Shoprite Checkers notified the Commission on September 16 of a product recall following the detection of Listeria Monocytogenes which is a species of foodborne bacteria.

The affected products includes: 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 08 October 2024.

NCC said subsequent to the product recall notification, Shoprite Checkers has provided an interim investigation report 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.

Investigation on operational issues

“Parallel to the said in-house processes, the NCC is independently investigating the recalled products on identified operational issues that pertain to food safety,” NCC’s Acting Commissioner, Hardin Ratshisusu remarked. 

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 stated 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.

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“Suppliers are urged not to distribute these products further until the investigation is finalised.

“The NCC is monitoring this recall based on the Product Recall provisions of the Consumer Protection Action read with the product recall safety guidelines,” he added.