Coca-Cola issues European safety recall over 'excessively high chlorate content'

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Coca-Cola has recalled «all variants» of multiple beverages produced in a Belgium facility «due to excessively high chlorate content,» according to a press release. 

Certain cans and bottles of Coca-Cola, Sprite, Fanta, Fuze Tea, Minute Maid, Nalu, Royal Bliss and Tropico were among the products recalled in Belgium, Luxembourg and the Netherlands, the beverage company said. Zero and light versions of the beverages are included. 

The recall affects cans and bottles with the production codes 328 GE to 338 GE. 

«The production code can be found on the bottom of the can or on the neck/label of the glass bottle,» Coca-Cola said.

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Coca-Cola bottles are seen at a shop in Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir, on Jan. 28, 2025. Coca-Cola recalls its drinks in some countries across Europe after detecting ''higher levels'' of the chemical chlorate. (Firdous Nazir/NurPhoto / Getty Images)

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People who purchased the affected products are asked not to consume them but to return them where they bought them for a refund. 

«Chlorate originates from chlorine disinfectants widely and legally used in water treatment and in food processing with drinking water being by far the main contributor,» the European Commission says on its website. 

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Cans and returnable glass bottles bearing a production code ranging from 328 GE to 338 GE are the affected products in the Coca-Cola European