mamoru:

🇪🇺🇧🇪🇱🇺🇳🇱🇬🇧recall of coca cola branded drinks due to contamination with cleaning fluid🇬🇧🇳🇱🇱🇺🇧🇪🇪🇺

first recall is belgium, luxembourg, and the netherlands🇧🇪🇱🇺🇳🇱

second recall is united kingdom🇬🇧, might be more to come

(and also some were shipped to france and germany and other places in europe, no recalls there (yet?) 🇫🇷🇩🇪)

Coca-cola recalls drinks in Europe over safety concerns

Coca-Cola has recalled its drinks in some countries across Europe because they contain “higher levels” of a chemical called chlorate.

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Chlorate can be produced when chlorine-based disinfectants are used in water treatment and food processing.

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Affected products include the Coke, Fanta, Sprite, Tropico and Minute Maid brands, according to the Belgium branch of Coca-Cola’s international bottling and distribution operation.

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The company added the issue has affected “a very small number of imported cans” of Appletiser, Coca-Cola Original Taste, Coca-Cola Zero Sugar, Diet Coke and Sprite Zero with production codes from 328 GE to 338 GE“ which Coca-Cola said can be found on the base of the can.

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Exposure to high levels of chlorate can cause health problems including thyroid problems, especially among children and infants.

emphasis mine.

Coca-Cola recalls drinks in UK due to chemical levels

Cans of Coca-Cola Original Taste, Coca-Cola Zero Sugar, Diet Coke, and Sprite Zero sent to cafes and restaurants are being withdrawn as well as 6x250ml Appletiser multipacks sent to UK supermarkets.

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The affected cans carry production codes from 328 GE to 338 GE on their base.

emphasis mine.

this is an ongoing situation with some really confusing messaging trying to downplay how many drinks this is, and may involve more countries, more products, and more recalls down the line.

the long story short here is a TON of coca cola drinks in europe have the leftovers of cleaning fluid in them, and there are probably going to be a lot more developments here.

it is a good time to avoid coca cola drinks.