The Coca-Cola company has urgently withdrawn 28 million 0.5-liter bottles from sale in Austria, APA reports. The reason was the risk of dangerous metal particles getting into the drink.
It is believed that pieces of metal may have ended up in a number of bottles due to a manufacturing glitch. Experts admitted that the sieve could have broken during the spill. Experts say pieces of metal that get into soda pose a health hazard.
In total, the company has removed from sale Coke, Fanta, Sprite and MezzoMix drinks, the expiration dates of which range from February 4 to April 12, 2025. It is clarified that there have been no reports of injuries from lemonade yet.
At the same time, buyers have the right to return a drink that meets the criteria for being dangerous and receive compensation. Dietician and nutritionist Kristina Prishvina previously warned that sweet soda and caffeine kill youth. According to her, with frequent consumption of such products, biological age becomes older than calendar age.
The nutritionist noted that soda has a bad effect on the body due to the content of carbon dioxide, acid, sugar and artificial sweeteners, which lead to gastrointestinal problems and obesity.
