Coca-Cola Europacific Partners, the firm’s bottling partner, said the risk of illness was “very low”.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
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The affected cans carry production codes from 328 GE to 338 GE on their base. <\/p>\n
The majority of Coca-Cola products, including standard cans, and all glass and plastic bottles sold in the UK are not affected, the firm said.<\/p>\n
The UK recall comes after Coca-Cola products were pulled from the shelves in Belgium, Luxembourg and the Netherlands on Monday. <\/p>\n
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 AFP news agency.<\/p>\n
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”.<\/p>\n
However, on Wednesday, the firm confirmed a UK recall “following ongoing dialogue with the UK Food Standards Agency”.<\/p>\n
Chlorate can be produced when chlorine-based disinfectants are used in water treatment and food processing.<\/p>\n
Exposure to high levels of chlorate can cause health problems including thyroid problems, especially among children and infants.<\/p>\n
NHS and private nutritionist Caron Grazette told the BBC on Monday: “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”.<\/p>\n
Chlorate’s effects on humans when taken in excess include nausea, vomiting, diarrhoea, and limiting the blood’s ability to absorb oxygen, added Ms Grazette, citing recent research into the chemical.<\/p>\n
But the company said the risk to consumers was small.<\/p>\n
“Independent expert analysis concluded that any associated risk of feeling temporarily unwell from consuming these products is very low,” Coca-Cola Europacific Partners said.<\/p>\n
“The quality and safety of our products is our top priority and we’re sorry that on this occasion, a small number of our products have not met our high standards, and we apologise for any inconvenience this has caused,” it said, in a statement.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
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