9 Dec 2021

Recalled sugar mistakenly returned to shelves

From Midday Report, 12:17 pm on 9 December 2021

Sugar that was recalled from supermarkets in early November due to low levels of lead contamination, mistakenly made its way back onto shelves in the North Island.

People who may have bought these bags of sugar at Countdown supermarkets are being told to take them back, but not to worry, there's no immediate health risk.

Max Towle spoke to the deputy director general of New Zealand Food Safety Vincent Arbuckle.