Thousands of Coca-Cola cans recalled because they may contain plastic
More than 10,000 cans of Coca-Cola have been recalled over concerns that they contain a ‘foreign object’.
Plastic contamination was identified in 864 packs of 12-ounce cans of Coca-Cola Original Taste, according to a US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) enforcement report.
Reyes Coca-Cola Bottling initiated the recall on March 6 and the FDA on Monday designated it as a Class II recall, meaning that consuming the product could lead to temporary and medically reversible health affects.
‘Hard or sharp foreign objects in food may cause traumatic injury including laceration and perforation of tissues of the mouth, tongue, throat, stomach and intestine as well as damage to the teeth and gums,’ stated the FDA.
Affected batches were distributed by the Milwaukee-based company only in Illinois and Wisconsin.
‘The cases are being withdrawn because they did not meet our high-quality standards,’ a Reyes Coca-Cola Bottling spokesperson told Newsweek.
‘We are taking this voluntary action because nothing is more important to us than providing high-quality products to the people who drink our beverages.’
It was not immediately known if anyone has been sickened by drinking the soda.
The impacted items have the date code SEP2925MDA and time stamps from 11:00 to 12:53. The universal product codes for the single can and 12-pack are 0 49000-00634 6 and 0 49000-02890 4, respectively.
Purchasers are advised to not consume the cans and throw them away or return them for a refund if they have not been used.
It comes about two months after Coca-Cola issued an urgent update after recalling its Coke, Sprite, Fanta, Tropico and Appletiser products in the UK, Belgium, France, Germany, Luxembourg and Netherlands.
The company found excessive levels of chlorate, a byproduct of chlorine. At high levels of exposure, the chemical can lead to thyroid issues, kidney failure and can even be deadly.
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