Pioneer Foods confirms the substance in its Liqui Fruit 330ml red grape juice is not glass

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Tertius Carstens, CEO of Pioneer Foods/PepsiCo Sub-Saharan Africa said last week, the company issued a national recall of a single batch of product, based on the likelihood that the substance found in the juice by three consumers were shards of glass.

“Following extensive elemental testing at separate specialist laboratories, we have since received confirmation that the glass-like crystals seen in the Liqui Fruit 330ml red grape juice is in fact the crystalline form of a substance that is commonly found in high concentrations in grapes and products of grapes,” he said.

“We opted to trigger the recall whilst we awaited the outcome of the technical analysis of the matter given the health and safety risk associated with the potential presence of glass in the product,” Carstens said.“When these two elements bind together under chilly conditions they form potassium bitartrate crystals that present as glass- like particles. Potassium Bitartrate is a natural occurring material and non-toxic and commonly known as cream of tartar when used as a cooking aid,” he said.

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