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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
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Helen William

‘Unsafe’ Coca-Cola drinks distributed in UK as urgent recall issued

Cleared cases of soft drinks sit on a shelf in a supermarket in Antwerp, Belgium - (Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All rights reserved)

There has been a “limited distribution to the UK” of Coca-Cola soft drinks containing higher levels of a chemical called chlorate, the Food Standards Agency has said.

The statement comes after the Coca-Cola Europacific Partners, the company’s bottling partner, said batches of Appletiser, Coca-Cola Original Taste, Coca-Cola Zero Sugar, Diet Coke and Sprite Zero were pulled from the shelves in Belgium, Luxembourg and the Netherlands after testing revealed “elevated levels” of the chemical.

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