About 39% of South African businesses are unaware of the significant penalties that may result from a violation of the Protection of Personal Information Act (POPI) which is expected to become law in 2016.

The National Consumer Commission (NCC) has told Health24 that Woolworths was unable to determine the number of ice cream and sorbet products affected by a peanut allergen labelling blunder.

SA’s largest poultry producers should maintain their dominance in the market so that the country remains globally competitive, the SA Poultry Association (Sapa) said.

The Association of Meat Importers and Exporters of SA (AMIE) has written to the World Trade Organisation (WTO) complaining about threatened changes to the rules on the injection of brine into chickens.

Vehicle owners in South Africa will need to produce proof of residence in order to renew their car licence in a new law implemented over the weekend (1 November).

The National Consumer Commission (NCC) has launched an industry-wide investigation into labelling and trade descriptions following false labelling allegations against Woolworths.

Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries Minister Senzeni Zokwana has moved to honour a commitment made to the poultry industry to hold a technical meeting to resolve brining issues.

Pioneer Foods, a JSE-listed firm and the country’s biggest cereal maker, did not get it all on Monday as its merger with Future Life has been momentarily thwarted by rival Kellogg.

The owner of the country’s oldest specialist tobacconist has described as "absurd" proposed regulations to restrict the display of tobacco and tobacco-related products at the point of sale.