A large-scale recall of Coca-Cola products has been initiated across Europe due to the presence of high levels of chlorate, a chemical byproduct of chlorine disinfectants. The affected products include popular brands like Coca-Cola, Sprite, Fanta, and others, packaged in cans and glass bottles from a Belgian factory. The recall stems from concerns about the potential health risks associated with elevated chlorate levels, particularly its link to iodine deficiency. Authorities are working to remove contaminated products from shelves and investigate the extent of the issue.
Coca-Cola , Sprite, Fanta and other soft drinks are being recalled across Europe due to safety concerns , following the discovery of high levels of a chemical by-product from chlorine disinfectants. Some of the drinks, sealed in cans and glass bottles at a factory in Belgium, contain 'excessively high chlorate content'. The affected products include Coca-Cola , Sprite, Fanta, Fuze Tea, Minute Maid, Nalu, Royal Bliss, and Tropico. Not all of these brands are widely available in the UK.
Coca-Cola Europacific Partners Belgium informed the AFP news agency that the contaminated drinks have been distributed in Belgium, the Netherlands, the UK, Germany, France, and Luxembourg since November. Chlorate, which can cause iodine deficiency, is a by-product of chlorine disinfectants commonly used in water treatment and food processing. 'The majority of the affected and unsold products have already been removed from store shelves, and we continue to take measures to remove all remaining products from the market,' Coca-Cola stated to AFP. Regarding the quantities involved, the company added: 'We do not have a precise figure, but it is clear that it is a considerable quantity'. The drinks manufacturer said the issue was detected during checks at a plant in Ghent. The Food Standards Agency (FSA) has not yet issued a recall in the UK but is 'investigating if any Coca-Cola products containing 'higher levels' of a chemical called chlorate are on the UK market,' stated Anne Gravett, spokesperson for the FSA. Meanwhile, Belgium's food safety regulator, the Federal Agency for the Safety of the Food Chain (AFSCA), has issued a recall 'due to excessively high chlorate content'. 'The recall is limited to brands in cans and returnable glass bottles bearing a production code ranging from 328 GE to 338 GE,' according to a statement on its website. The production code can be found on the bottom of the can or on the neck/label of the glass bottle. The AFP news agency reported that Coca-Cola's French branch suggests independent experts had 'concluded that the probability of an associated risk' was 'very low'
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