Meat World considers de-franchising stores after expose
A meat company in South Africa has been fingered for allegedly selling spoiled meat.
Meat World has been accused of relabelling products to extend their sell-by date.
The company was thrown into the spotlight in an expose on current affairs show Carte Blanche aired on Sunday.
Companies that tamper with sell-by labels on products can be criminally prosecuted and heavily fined.
In a statement, Meat World says it's conducting a wholescale investigation into 14 of its stores across Gauteng, North West and Mpumalanga.
"Apart from a meat product recall in nine of our stores that were fingered by the programme for allegedly selling spoiled meat and relabelling products to extend their sell by date, the brand is considering de-franchising some of its stores if the allegations are serious enough."
The butchery has also appointed leading forensic investigator Dr. David Klatzow to analyse the lab report provided by Carte Blanche.
Dr Klatzow's questioned the accuracy of the findings by the laboratory.
Meat World says: "He also concluded that 'the overall bacteriological results do not demonstrate a systemic problem'."
Meat World CEO Angelino Pereira has appointed an independent Health and Safety organisation to conduct full health and safety audits on each of the stores.
"I took this immediate decision when I was made aware these allegations. My team and I are deeply perturbed by these allegations. We will do everything we can to rectify any irregularities. Our customers are our family and we take their complaints to heart."