The National Consumer Commission (NCC) has received a product recall notification from a peanut butter manufacturer, ButtaNutt (Pty) Ltd. The recall is a result of higher-than-legally-acceptable levels of aflatoxin detected in the product.
The affected products failed to meet the quality standards as set out under the Department of Health’s Regulation R.1145 Governing Tolerance of Fungus-Produced Toxins in Foodstuffs. Aflatoxin may lead to health complications including nausea, vomiting, and abdominal pain.
The affected products were manufactured on 15 January 2026 and distributed as follows:
| Product | Best Before | Quantity Dispatched | Quantity Secured | Quantity Outstanding | Online | Retail |
| 100% Peanut 2.5 Kg | 13/07/2027 | 214 units | 178 units | 36 units | 36 units | 0 unit |
| Chocolate Peanut 250g | 15/07/2027 | 380 units | 266 units | 114 units | 56 units | 58 units |
| 100% Peanut 1kg | 17/07/2027 | 424 units | 407 units | 17 units | 0 unit | 17 units |
| 100% Peanut 2.5 Kg | 28/07/2027 | 1 unit | 0 unit | 1 unit | 1 unit | 0 unit |
| Total | 1,019 units | 851 units | 168 units | 93 units | 75 units |
These products were sold in Gauteng, KwaZulu-Natal, Eastern Cape and the Western Cape through various retailers, as listed below:
| DE DEKKE Trading (Pty) Ltd t/a De Dekke Spar |
| Jackson’s Real Food Market – Kyalami |
| Sea Point Spar |
| Cannon Rocks Holiday Resort CC |
| HELSHOOGTE FOODS CC t/a STELLENBOSCH SUPERSPAR |
| Irene Townships (PTY) Ltd t/a Irene Farm Shop |
| Jacksons Real Food Market – Bryanston |
| Pick’n Pay Retailers (Pty) Ltd – Scottburgh (KZN) |
| Pick’n Pay Retailers (Pty) Ltd – The Pavilion (KZN) |
| Tait Supamarket t/a Bedford Spar |
| THE SPAR GROUP LTD t/a SONSTRAAL SPAR1967/001572/06 |
| Wilderness Village Market (Pty) Ltd T/A Spar Wilderness Village |
The NCC Acting Commissioner, Mr Hardin Ratshisusu, said: “Consumers should immediately stop consuming the affected products and return them to the point of purchase for a full refund. The NCC is engaging the supplier on the extent of the contamination, including potentially from the raw nuts’ supplier.”
The NCC is monitoring this recall in accordance with the Consumer Protection Act.