Coca-Cola had to collect a large number of bottles

The European Matches of the Coca -Cola match has announced a massive call of products in Europe due to excessively high levels of chlorate, a by -product of chlorine, while reiterating that the risk for health is “very low”. The call concerns Coca-Cola, Fanta, Fanta, Fuze Tea, Minute Maid, Nalu, Royal Bliss and Tropico glass, in circulation since the end of November and contain a production code between 328 GE and 338 GE (included)”.

In addition to Belgium, where the drinks have been bottled, the lots in question were sent to the Netherlands, in the United Kingdom, in Germany, France and Luxembourg. “We do not have a precise figure, but it is clear that we are talking about a considerable quantity,” Coca-Cola Europacific Partners Belgium, a branch of the American colossus of drinks, told the Coca-Cola Europicific partners. “Most of the invented products have already been withdrawn from the shop shelves And we are continuing to take measures to collect all the remaining products, “said the company, ‘in contact with the competent authorities in each of the interested markets’. The bottler, who apologized, asks citizens not to consume the products in question. The products can be returned to the store to obtain a refund.

According to the European Commission website, the chlorate in food comes from the disinfectants used in the treatment of water and in the processing of food, and the drinking water is by far the greatest responsible. In a scientific opinion of 2015, the European food safety authority has considered that long -term exposure to the chlorate in food can represent a potential health problem for children, in particular for those with mild or moderate iodine deficiency . “However, even considering the highest estimated levels” in food, ‘it is unlikely that the total intake in one day exceeds the recommended level for consumers of all age groups, “he underlined.