Coca-Cola Recalls Millions of Bottles Over Contamination Concerns
The beverage giant warns of potential metal contamination in select products, affecting both Austria and parts of Germany.
- Coca-Cola has initiated a massive recall of nearly 30 million bottles due to possible metal contamination from a broken sieve in an Austrian bottling plant.
- The affected products include various 0.5-liter PET bottles of Coca-Cola, Fanta, Sprite, and MezzoMix, with best-before dates between February 4, 2025, and April 12, 2025.
- While primarily impacting Austria, a minimal number of contaminated bottles may have reached six German states, including Bavaria and North Rhine-Westphalia.
- Consumers are advised to identify unaffected bottles by checking for the 'Coca-Cola Europacific Partners Deutschland GmbHDPG deposit logo.
- Coca-Cola urges customers to return the affected bottles for a refund, even without a receipt, as a precaution against potential health risks.
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