In August last year we brought an important new requirement with regard to the Consumer Protection Act No. 68 of 2008 (CPA) to the attention of suppliers (please click here to read that article).

South African businesses now have to be able to ensure the efficient and effective recall of unsafe consumer products from their clients and from within their supply chains. This is a new requirement stemming from Article 60 of the CPA. Draft Guidelines for the recall of unsafe products were developed by the National Consumer Commission and published last year for public comment. These Product Safety Recall Guidelines have now been finalised and are available for download from this link. The Guidelines set out what suppliers are supposed to do when conducting a product safety recall, including the legal and general requirements for conducting a product recall. Anyone interested in the consequences of the CPA for business is welcome to contact us at Trade Law Chambers for assistance.

Niel Joubert
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