Choppies recall Chakalaka after labelling mix-up

Choppies brand Chakalaka have been withdrawn from the shelves until further notice because of a labelling error by the manufacturer in South Africa.

In a press release yesterday, Choppies Superstores said that they have recalled their Chakalaka 410 grams batch number 1141 from all stores with immediate effect after a few cans of peas soup were erroneously labelled as Chakalaka.

Purchasing assistant at Choppies Distribution head office, Medo Selogilwe said early this week, they received a complaint from a customer in Gaborone who said he found soup in a Choppies branded Chakalaka can. She said that a notice was released immediately warning that some cans of peas soup may be labelled as Chakalaka, and that all the products would be recalled with immediate effect.

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