Brussels:
The European Bottling Unit of Coca-Cola said Monday that he had ordered a great retirement of Coca-Cola, Sprite and other drinks after detecting high levels of chlorate, which raises possible health risks.
Coca-Cola said that cans and glass bottles that contain high levels of the substance were distributed in Belgium, the Netherlands, Great Britain, Germany, France and Luxembourg since November, to the AFP of Coca-Cola Europacific Belgium.
“We do not have a precise figure, but it is clear that it is a considerable amount,” the firm said about the amount of drinks involved.
Chlorite can be found in food as it derives from chlorine disinfectants widely used in water treatment and food processing.
In a scientific opinion of 2015, the European Food Security Authority said that long -term exposure to Chlorate raised possible health concern for children, especially those with a mild or moderate iodine deficiency.
“Most of the affected and unveiled products have already been eliminated from store shelves and we continue to take measures to eliminate all the remaining products on the market,” said Belgium from Coca-Cola Europacific Belgium.
But the company’s French branch said that the analysis of independent experts “concluded that the probability of an associated risk” was “very low.”
“We have not received any consumer complaints on this issue,” said the firm.
Lot affected by Coca -Cola and Fuze tea were delivered in France, but for the moment the retirement order was not applied to the French market, he added.
Coca-Cola Europacific partners apologized to retirement, which according to a routine control in their production site in GHent.
The affected products had a production code that varies from 328 GE to 338 GE, and included the Minute Maid, Nalu, Royal Bliss and Tropic brands, the firm said.
“We are in contact with the competent authorities in each of the affected markets,” said the firm.
(This story has not been edited by NDTV staff and was automatically generated from a union feed).
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