Too high chlorate concentrations ended up in drinks at the Belgian plant. According to Sinebrychoff, the problem does not apply to products sold in Finland.
Coca-Cola has pulled drinks out of sale in a few European countries.
The reason for pulling the bottles and cans off the shelves has been observed too high in the chlorine content in the drinks.
Inspectors found too high concentration at the company’s Belgian plant, which had supplied drinks to several European countries.
Cans and glass bottles have been taken out of sale in Belgium, the Netherlands and Luxembourg.
The Belgian plant also delivered chlorate -containing drinks to Britain at the end of last year, but they had already been sold in stores even before the problem was detected, says The Guardian.
In addition to Coca-Cola, the problem has been Fanta, Sprite, Minute Maid and Fuze Tea.
Chlorine can be created when chlorine -based disinfectants are used in the production process of the beverage industry.
The excessive amount of clorat can be harmful to health.
The problem came from the Belgian factory
Small quantities of clorate -containing drink to France and Germany had also been delivered from the Belgian plant, but in these countries the products have not been removed from the market.
According to AP news agency, the health authorities of Portugal, Romania and Denmark were also warned.
Too high clorate concentrations can cause, among other things, nausea and diarrhea.
According to AP news agency, Coca-Cola’s too high clorate content came from the company’s factory in Belgian Ghent. The problem was observed during routine inspection.
In Finland, Coca-Cola is manufactured by Sinebrychoff.
Sinebrychoff Communications Manager Timo Mikkola According to the clock problem, the clock problem did not apply to Finland.
Mikkola says that the Belgian plant does not deliver drinks to Finland, but most of the Coca-Cola sold in Finland is manufactured in Finland.