A couple of days ago my dad bought meat from the butchery. The meat was labeled as springbok meat. After eating it he fell sick, only to find out that it was actually pork, which he is allergic to. So the butchery used false labeling on purpose for some or other reason.
In 2009 new regulatory laws were brought into force by the South African Association for Food Science and Technology (Saafost). These laws state clearly that false food labeling is illegal.
In november 2011 a video came to light that showed a major "Halaal" meat importing company called Orion Cold Storage removing labels from pork hearts, water buffalo and kangaroo meat, and re-labeling them as "Halaal" products. this caused a huge scandal and infuriated Muslim communties. But not them only, but people like my dad as well who don't eat pork.
Its frustrating how our rights as consumers are still being taken for granted by business owners, even though so many new laws have come into force to protect us. When we come across such experiences, we are still left wondering whether we should complain abtout it and if we do, how far will this matter be taken?
It seems as though not enough is being done to make us aware of the steps to take when we come across such incidences. So now my dad is left wondering whether he should sue them or not.
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