Tiger Brands Recalls Purity and Elizabeth Anne Baby Powder Products After Finding Traces of Asbestos

• Tiger Brands has taken steps to recall some baby powder products after traces of asbestos were found
• The company has called on South Africans to start returning affected products from Thursday, 8 September, for a refund or a coupon
• South Africans are weary of Tiger Brands because they seem to recall products every single year

JOHANNESBURG - A few Purity and Elizabeth Anne's baby powder products have been recalled by Tiger Brands.

The company says it found traces of asbestos in talc raw material used in the manufacturing of some of these products.

Tiger Brands urges customers to return products purchased from supermarkets or pharmacies and they will be granted a full refund or a coupon from Thursday, 8 September, reports Fin24.

The company stated that the raw materials used in these products did not meet its strict quality and safety standards. The product recall was launched after talks with the National Consumer Commission.

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According to SowetanLIVE, Tiger Brands is collaborating with its retail and wholesale customers to get all affected baby powder products off store shelves.

The following products have been recalled:

Here's what South Africans have to say:

@Lamza_knees said:

"I don’t get why people were still using baby powder, though…. Any kind. Because, even the J brand is bad. This has been common knowledge for years now. . People are also still using gripe water waiting for the manufacturer to recall it first before they see the light."

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@TrevorMiltonhof said:

"Let's blame Ace Magashule. Everything asbestos related is all his fault."

@Because_AmO said:

"Eh jo, baby powder is ghetto. Remember the johnsons and johnsons drama years ago??? myze this thing."

@ManciZodwa said:

"Thank you for your honesty @Tiger Brands."

@mswanepoel123 said:

"From dodgy polony to dodgy baby powder!"

Hawu: Mzansi can't deal with Tiger Brands’ move to recall food again

Briefly News previously reported that following the call by Tiger Brands to recall their Koo products from the shelves, many South Africans have reacted with disappointment.

Taking a look at social media platforms, South Africans are not happy with the company and expressed their views.

Tiger Brands announced over the weekend that they are recalling 20 million cans of a wide range of veggies due to an extremely small number of defective cans supplied by a packaging supplier.

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Source: Briefly News