Parliament's portfolio committee on agriculture says action should be taken against those found to be involved in the country's meat labeling scandal.
Chairman Lulu Johnson says in a statement that they're calling for harsher punitive measures against all those involved in the scandal, be it the butchery or the retailer.
The City Press newspaper reports that popular supermarkets including PicknPay, Shoprite, Fruit and Veg City, Woolworths and Spar had been identified as stocking incorrectly labelled meat products.
A University of Stellenbosch study found that nearly 60% of 139 products tested contained ingredients which were not listed on their labels, including donkey, water buffalo, goat and pork.
Johnson said the committee would look at several laws such as the Meat Safety Act and the Consumer Protection Act to find out if they are being "enforced accordingly" to ensure sustainable safe and healthy goods.
