Coca-Cola has started a recall of several soft drink products in Europe after higher-than-normal levels of chlorate were detected.

Long term consumption of chlorate can lead to an iodine deficiency, which could potentially cause a harmful or negative health impact, such as a goitre, which is a lump or swelling at the front of the neck caused by your thyroid.

Coca-Cola's bottling partner wrote it was recalling select drinks in the UK over a risk of potentially high levels of chlorate.

Several Coca-Cola products on sale in the U.K. have been recalled as of January 29, after the firm's bottling partner said it had identified "elevated levels" of a chemical known as chlorate.

Luxembourg and the Netherlands. Chlorate is a by-product of the breakdown of chlorine-based sanitisers and chlorine chemicals, which are frequently used to sterilise water. It can cause iodine ...

A small number of Coca-Cola Original Taste, Coca-Cola Zero Sugar, Diet Coke and Sprite Zero cans imported to the UK have been recalled.

The Food Standards Agency (FSA) confirmed there had been limited distribution of the affected products to the UK..

The majority of Coca-Cola products, including standard cans, and all glass and plastic bottles sold in the UK are not impacted, the company said.

Coca Cola Europacific Partners (CCEP) is recalling some drinks imported to the UK after a water combination scare.

Coca-Cola Europacific Partners Belux has launched a major recall of multiple products across Belgium, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, and the UK due to the detection of elevated levels of chlorate. The recall,

Coca-Cola Europacific Partners has recalled “a small number” of 6x250ml Appletiser multipacks sent to UK supermarkets after routine tests discovered “elevated levels” of the chemical chlorate in the drinks.