Coca-Cola Products Recalled in UKCoca-Cola Products Recalled in UK

Just a few days after Coca-Cola recalled some of its products in Europe, it announced another recall, this one in the UK due to elevated chemical levels.

A range of Coca-Cola products have been recalled in the UK after the firm's bottling partner said it had identified "elevated levels" of chlorate, according to the BBC.

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of Coca-Cola Original Taste, Coca-Cola Zero Sugar, Diet Coke, and Sprite Zero sent to cafes and restaurants are being withdrawn as well as 6x250ml Appletiser multipacks sent to UK supermarkets.

Chlorates are by-products of the breakdown of chlorine-based sanitizers and chlorine chemicals, which are frequently used to sterilize water. Chlorate can be produced when chlorine-based disinfectants are used in water treatment and food processing.

The majority of Coca-Cola products, including standard cans, and all glass and plastic bottles sold in the UK are not affected, the company said.

The UK recall comes after Coca-Cola products were pulled from the shelves in Belgium, Luxembourg, and the Netherlands on Monday. That recall included Coke, Fanta, Sprite, Tropico, and Minute Maid brands, according to the Belgium branch of Coca-Cola's international bottling and distribution operation.

The higher levels of chlorate were discovered during routine testing at the company's production facility in Ghent, Belgium, according to an unnamed company spokesperson quoted by the Agence French-Presse news agency, the BBC reported.

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Coca-Cola said at the time just five product lines had been shipped to Britain, and they had already been sold. It added it had "alerted the authorities."

Coca-Cola Europacific Partners, the beverage company's bottling partner, said the risk of illness was "very low."

The recall does not include any US products.