Coca-Cola launches recall campaign: Contamination discovered - Germany is spared!
By Marek Majewsky
Ghent - Coca-Cola is recalling numerous soft drinks from beverage cans and glass bottles.

This is due to an excessively high chlorate content and in consultation with the responsible authorities in Belgium and Luxembourg, the company announced in Brussels. However, the risk to consumers is assumed to be very low.
Chlorate inhibits the absorption of iodine into the thyroid gland. According to the BVL (Federal Office of Consumer Protection and Food Safety), this can cause undesirable health effects, particularly in sensitive people with thyroid dysfunction.
According to the Belgian news agency Belga, the cans and glass bottles were not only sold in Belgium and Luxembourg, but also in Germany, the Netherlands, Great Britain and France.
None of the products affected by the recall sold in Germany

However, Coca-Cola Europacific Partners Germany (CCEP DE) emphasized that none of the products affected by the recall had been sold in Germany.
"All beverages placed on the market by CCEP DE are in perfect condition. The goods brought to Germany from Belgium were intended exclusively for further export," a spokesperson told the German press agency Deutsche Presse-Agentur.
According to the Belga news agency, the affected products were produced at the Coca-Cola site in Ghent between November 23 and December 3. Various types of Coke, Sprite and Fanta, among others, are being recalled. Coca-Cola has published a detailed list online.
According to the information provided, goods with production codes from 328 GE to 338 GE are affected. According to Coca-Cola, this can be found on the bottom of the can or on the neck or label of the glass bottle.