{"id":26176,"date":"2026-03-02T12:43:14","date_gmt":"2026-03-02T12:43:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/microvibenews.com\/?p=26176"},"modified":"2026-03-02T12:43:14","modified_gmt":"2026-03-02T12:43:14","slug":"rcl-foods-warns-of-stolen-contaminated-pet-food-circulating-in-gauteng","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/microvibenews.com\/?p=26176","title":{"rendered":"RCL Foods warns of stolen contaminated pet food circulating in Gauteng"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div id=\"textFreeArticle\">\n<p>JSE-listed RCL Foods has warned that stolen products linked to batches from late January and February may pose a health risk after failing quality checks.<\/p>\n<p>The company said the affected stock had been condemned after testing positive for Salmonella and was intended for destruction but was stolen before it could be disposed of.<\/p>\n<p>Some of the product may have entered informal distribution channels, raising concerns about potential exposure to consumers and retailers.<\/p>\n<div class=\"visible-sm-block visible-xs-block m1010\">\n<div class=\"ad-container-wrapper\">\n<p>ADVERTISEMENT<\/p>\n<p>CONTINUE READING BELOW<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>RCL Foods said it is taking the matter \u201cextremely seriously\u201d and has launched an investigation in collaboration with law enforcement authorities.<\/p>\n<p>The group has also introduced additional controls within its supply chain to prevent a repeat of the incident. Consumers and retailers have been urged to verify batch numbers and ensure products are sourced through authorised distributors.<\/p>\n<p>The incident highlights both food safety risks and broader supply chain vulnerabilities, with potential reputational and financial implications for the company.<\/p>\n<p><em>Follow Moneyweb\u2019s in-depth finance and business news on WhatsApp here.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><script data-cfasync=\"false\">\n            !function(f,b,e,v,n,t,s)\n            {if(f.fbq)return;n=f.fbq=function(){n.callMethod?\n                n.callMethod.apply(n,arguments):n.queue.push(arguments)};\n                if(!f._fbq)f._fbq=n;n.push=n;n.loaded=!0;n.version='2.0';\n                n.queue=[];t=b.createElement(e);t.async=!0;\n                t.src=v;s=b.getElementsByTagName(e)[0];\n                s.parentNode.insertBefore(t,s)}(window, document,'script',\n                'https:\/\/connect.facebook.net\/en_US\/fbevents.js');\n            fbq('init', '779812924991616');\n            fbq('track', 'PageView');\n        <\/script>#RCL #Foods #warns #stolen #contaminated #pet #food #circulating #Gauteng<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>JSE-listed RCL Foods has warne&hellip; <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":26177,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[4],"tags":[14862,14861,3315,7764,2999,6204,14860,9686,613],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/microvibenews.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/26176"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/microvibenews.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/microvibenews.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/microvibenews.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/microvibenews.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=26176"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/microvibenews.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/26176\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/microvibenews.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/26177"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/microvibenews.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=26176"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/microvibenews.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=26176"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/microvibenews.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=26176"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}