Pioneer Food: Pioneer Foods detects Salmonella in its Safari brands products, recalls products

SOUTH AFRICA - South African based Pioneer Foods has initiated the recall of a specific batch of Raw Cashew nuts, Peanuts & Raisins sold under its Safari brand in South Africa, Botswana and Namibia due to Salmonella contamination. According to a company statement, routine testing at the Safari production site in KwaZulu-Natal, identified a batch of the product which tested positive for low levels of Salmonella typhimurium. The company revealed that based on safety protocols, production was immediately halted, the product placed on hold and ringfenced. The production site was...