BRUSSELS — Coca-Cola has recalled some of its soft drinks in Europe after higher-than-normal levels of a chemical called chlorate were detected in bottles and cans at a production plant in Belgium.

Coca-Cola has recalled "all variants" of multiple beverages produced in a Belgium facility "due to excessively high chlorate content," according to a press release. Certain cans and bottles of ...

The recall affects cans and glass bottles in the Benelux, Britain, Germany, France. How chlorate occurs in food and drinks, ...

BRUSSELS — Coca-Cola has recalled some of its soft drinks in Europe after higher-than-normal levels of a chemical called chlorate were detected in bottles and cans at a production plant in Belgium.

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The AFP news agency reported that elevated chlorate levels were detected during routine quality tests at Coca-Cola’s production facility in Ghent, north-west Belgium. Coca-Cola added that it ...

The affected products – reportedly including Coke, Fanta, Sprite, Tropico, and Minute Maid brands – contain a higher level of chlorate, which originates from chlorine disinfectants widely used ...