Massive recall of popular pet foods, including Bobtail and Catmor, as safety scare expands

Massive recall of popular pet foods, including Bobtail and Catmor, as safety scare expands

RCL Foods has extended its stolen contaminated pet food recall to retailers.

Product Recall: RCL Foods Recalls Dry Dog And Cat Food Products

Johannesburg – The National Consumer Commission (NCC) has announced the recall of various brands of dry dog and cat food products. In an alert on Friday, 6 March 2026, the NCC said, as communicated by RCL Foods, the affected batches include various sizes of Bobtail, Catmor, Canine Cuisine, Optimizor, Ultra Pet, Feline Cuisine, Bonzo, and Optiwoof. “The recall affects about 115 045 cases (bags),” said the NCC. “The affected products form part of …

Major pet food recall amid salmonella contamination fears

RCL Foods has issued a nationwide recall of certain dry pet food product lines that may be contaminated with Salmonella.   In a statement issued on Thursday, 5 March, the company said the potential contamination occurred in one of its facilities.   RCL Foods explained that following the recent theft of condemned dry pet food that had been sent to a waste management facility in eastern Gauteng for destruction, they instituted further checks on […]

RCL Foods issues recall of pet food

RCL Foods issues recall of pet food Nokuthula Khanyile Fri, 03/06/2026 - 09:05 JOHANNESBURG – RCL Foods has issued a recall of 38 popular pet foods from South African shelves over Salmonella contamination risks.In a statement, the food manufacturer said the recall included limited batches of Bobtail, Bonzo, Catmor, Canine Cuisine, Feline Cuisine, Optimizor and Ultra Pet Dog food manufactured at one of its pet food plants.Shoppers who have purch…

Major pet food recall after condemned batches resold

A nationwide pet food recall has been launched after batches of condemned dry pet food were stolen from a waste management facility in eastern Gauteng and later found in formal and informal trade in South Africa, reports Cape {town} Etc. RCL Foods confirmed it is withdrawing limited batches of Bobtail, Bonzo, Catmor, Canine Cuisine, Feline Cuisine, Optimizor and Ultra Pet from shops and asking customers to return affected products. Brand Produc…