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Johannesburg - Oceana Brands on Tuesday announced its nationwide recall of all 400g cans of Lucky Star "mackerel in tomato sauce" after faulty cans which could lead to contamination were found.
"This problem does not affect any other Lucky Star products," the company said in a statement.
"Although the problem is confined to only one batch of Mackerel cans, Oceana is removing all 400g cans of Mackerel in Tomato Sauce from distribution nationwide as a safety precaution."
There were no reports of anyone falling ill thus far but the company cautioned the public not to consume its contents.
"The potentially defective cans were only used for Lucky Star Mackerel in Tomato Sauce produced between 29 August and 2 September 2009, and have been on sale for more than a year," it said.
The product has a three-year shelf-life.
Ninety percent of the possibly affected product was available for sale in the KwaZulu-Natal and Western Cape markets.
Oceana said reports by independent experts confirmed that internal corrosion in the affected cans created pinholes in the tin.
"The product passed all the necessary quality control tests and this was, unfortunately, a defective batch of lacquered tin plate."