Coca-Cola Europacific Partners Belux has launched a major recall of multiple products across Belgium, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, and the UK due to the detection of elevated levels of chlorate.

The recall, conducted in consultation with food safety authorities, highlights concerns over potential health risks associated with excessive exposure to the chemical, BBC reports on Wednesday.

A check by PUNCH Online on Thursday to the Coca-Cola Luxembourg and Belgium website, however, revealed that the announcement was released on January 27.

Some of the affected products are billed to expire in 2025 and 2026.

How to recognise the affected products? The production code can be found on the bottom of the can or the neck/label of the glass bottle.

In Belgium and Luxembourg, the recall affects Coca-Cola, Sprite, Fanta, Fuze Tea, Minute Maid, Nalu, Royal Bliss, and Tropico products in cans and returnable glass bottles with production codes ranging from 328 GE to 338 GE.

Other packaging formats, such as PET plastic bottles, beverage fountains, and tetra packs, remain unaffected. Consumers are advised to return affected products to the point of purchase for a refund.

Meanwhile, in the UK, Coca-Cola Original Taste, Coca-Cola Zero Sugar, Diet Coke, and Sprite Zero, specifically distributed to cafes and restaurants, have been pulled from circulation.

NHS and private nutritionist Caron Grazette told the BBC, “We need to question whether or not we want to digest chemicals in soft drinks which are used in the production of fireworks and disinfectants, however small the quantity

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