A massive reminder was launched on major sodas brands. They should not be consumed.
This Monday, January 27, a major recall of consumer products fell. It concerns sodas sold in France and in Europe with an overly high content in chlorate, which can thus exceed the threshold defined by the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) that a person can ingest in 24 hours without effect on his health . Chlorate can be found in the diet following the use of chlorine disinfectants in water treatment and in food processing.
“A high contribution of chlorate on a single day could be toxic to humans, as it can limit the capacity of the blood to absorb oxygen, thus resulting in renal failure,” said EFSA In a 2015 opinion. Long -term exposure can cause potential health problems in children, especially those in iodine deficiency.
“On our production site in Ghent, we carry out tests as part of our control procedures and our regulatory compliance. These controls have identified high levels of chlorate,” told AFP Coca-Cola Europacific Partners Belgium, who takes care of the group’s traffic jam for the European market. The company also assured that the “risk for the consumer is very low”.
The cans and glass bottles recalled
The “majority of products” have already been removed from the shelves. They must not be consumed and will be reimbursed by bringing them back to a point of sale. To find out if a product is concerned, just look at the first figures and letters of the code which is below the cans or on the collar or label of the glass bottles. Those who are the subject of the recall bear “a production code ranging from 328 GE to 338 GE”.
The recall concerns cans and glass bottles recorded with Coca-Cola, Sprite, Fanta, Fuze Tea, Minute Maid, Nalu, Royal Bliss and Tropico, on sale since November, as list The Federal Food Chain Safety Agency. The “zero” or “light” variations are also affected, unlike plastic or fountain bottle sodas. Belgium, Germany, Great Britain, the Netherlands and Luxembourg are concerned in addition to France. So you have to check your closets.