Coca-Cola Recalls Sprite, Diet Coke, Fanta Over ‘Foreign Material’ Contamination

The Coca-Cola Company has recalled some Sprite, Fanta, and Diet Coke batches. The beverage manufacturer takes about 2,000 cases of the said drinks off the market shelves.

As per NBC News, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced the recall through a filing. While this event was only publicized this week, the food and drug authority said the call back of Coca-Cola’s Sprite, Diet Coke, and Fanta actually started last month.

Reason for the Recall and Affected Products

The FDA revealed that Coca-Cola’s latest beverage recall involves 1,557 cases of Sprite in 12-ounce cans with the Best By date of 07/29/24, 417 cases of Diet Coke (Best By 01/29/24), and 14 cases of Fanta Orange (Best By 07/29/24). The particular batches affected by the recall were said to have been manufactured by United Packers, which is located in Alabama.

The recalled drinks were distributed in three states: Florida, Alabama, and Mississippi. The main reason for the recall is the potential presence of foreign material in the canned drinks. Coca-Cola said no other products besides the three mentioned brands and batches are affected.

Update on the Recall

In a statement that Coca-Cola’s representative shared with PEOPLE, the company has completed all the recall activities in the affected market. Then again, the “foreign material” type found in the soft drinks was not specified in the reports.

Meanwhile, Today reported that this is not the first time Coca-Cola issued a recall for the same reason of possible “foreign material” contamination. In 2021, the beverage maker recalled several variants of its Minute Maid juice products because some foreign metal objects were suspected to have tainted the drinks. At that time, about 7,000 cases of the voluntarily recalled juice were classified by the FDA as Class II recall.

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