Pick n Pay’s peanut butter recall in early 2024 was caused by elevated aflatoxin levels found in products made by House of Natural Butters, including some No Name and Eden peanut butter items. The affected products were removed from shelves, customers were told to return them for a refund, and the supplier was later linked to wider recalls and a regulatory fine.

What happened

  • Pick n Pay said its own testing found one supplier’s product exceeded regulated aflatoxin limits.
  • The retailer then pulled affected peanut butter brands from stores and notified customers.
  • The National Consumer Commission followed up with additional recalls involving other retailers and brands from the same supplier.

Why it mattered

Aflatoxins are toxins produced by certain molds that can contaminate peanuts and other crops, so the issue was treated as a food-safety problem rather than a quality-only issue. Public health advice at the time was to stop consuming the affected products and return them for a refund.

Current status

In 2025, the supplier behind the recall was fined R500,000 after the tribunal endorsed a settlement tied to the contaminated peanut butter case. So the short version is: the product line did not just “disappear” randomly — it was removed after contamination concerns and later became part of a broader enforcement case.

If you meant rusks

I couldn’t find evidence in the results above that specifically mentions “peanut butter rusks” from Pick n Pay. The available reporting is about peanut butter products , not rusks.

TL;DR: Pick n Pay peanut butter products were recalled because of unsafe aflatoxin levels, and the supplier was later fined after the wider case was investigated.