The chemical that prompted the recall is chlorate, and high levels of it can cause health problems. According to the Irish Star, Coke, Fanta, Sprite, Tropico, and Minute Maid brands are all affected.

Coca-Cola Beverages South Africa has reassured consumers that local products remain safe, following a recall of certain soft drinks in Europe due to elevated chlorate levels.

COCA-COLA has recalled a number of drinks including Appletiser and Sprite over safety concerns. It comes after testing abroad revealed elevated levels of the chemical chlorate. The international

Coca-Cola recalls drinks in Europe due to high levels of chlorate, a chemical that can be harmful in elevated amounts.

Coca-Cola has issued an urgent recall for a variety of flavors offered across several countries due to a "serious" contamination risk.

Atlanta-based Coca-Cola Co. announced Monday that a new flavor of Coke is coming in February. Coca-Cola Orange Cream will go on sale Feb. 10.

Coca-Cola has ordered a major recall of Coke, Fanta, Sprite, Tropico, Minute Maid and other beverages after detecting high levels of chlorate, which poses potential health risks

Meanwhile, in the UK, Coca-Cola Original Taste, Coca-Cola Zero Sugar, Diet Coke, and Sprite Zero, specifically distributed to cafes and restaurants, have been pulled from circulation.

Coca-Cola has not disclosed the precise levels of chlorate detected in the affected batches of its products. However, according to the EFSA’s guidelines, consuming up to 36 micrograms of chlorate per kilogram of body weight daily is considered safe.

“The Food Standards Agency is aware of an international product withdrawal and recall by Coca-Cola Europacific Partners of a small number of their soft drinks containing higher levels of a chemical called chlorate,” FSA head of incidents Tina Potter told Food Manufacture.

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