Thousands of Coca-Cola cans recalled over concerns about 'foreign object' contamination
10,368 cans of the beloved soda may contain plastic, per report
President Donald Trump, an avid Diet Coke drinker, had the beverage served up at his inauguration luncheon.
A Coca-Cola distributor is recalling over 10,000 soda cans spanning across Illinois and Wisconsin.
According to the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), the recall was initiated by Reyes Coca-Cola Bottling on March 6. On Monday, the FDA reclassified the recall as Class II, which is its second-highest risk classification.
A total of 864 12-packs of Coca-Cola are being recalled — meaning that 10,368 cans of the beloved soda are at risk of containing plastic. A Reyes Coca-Cola Bottling spokesperson told FOX Business that the cans "did not meet our high-quality standards."
"We are taking this voluntary action because nothing is more important to us than providing high-quality products to the people who drink our beverages," the spokesperson added.
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The Coca-Cola Co. logo is seen on cases of soda displayed for sale at a Target Corp. store in Rosemont, Illinois, on Oct. 13, 2011. (Tim Boyle/Bloomberg via Getty Images / Getty Images)
The recall only pertains to 12-can packs of Coca-Cola beverages with a UPC code of 0 49000-00634 6 or 0 49000-02890 4. Consumers should also check the following date code and time stamp on their cans: SEP2925MDA 1100-1253.
The FDA lists the recall reason as "foreign object (plastic)," but a reason for how the drinks were potentially contaminated was not given.
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Class II recalls involve products that "may cause temporary or medically reversible adverse health consequences or where the probability of serious adverse health consequences is remote."
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Signage outside the Coca-Cola bottling plant in Albany, New York, on Jan. 30, 2024. (Angus Mordant/Bloomberg via Getty Images / Getty Images)
Coca-Cola recalls are rare, but not unheard of. In January, the company recalled "all variants" of multiple beverages produced in a Belgium facility "due to excessively high chlorate content," although the recall only impacted certain European consumers.
In December 2023, 2,000 cases of Coca-Cola products were recalled over the risk of "potential foreign material." Of the nearly 2,000 recalled cases, 1,557 of them were Sprite, while others were Fanta and Diet Coke.
Wrapped bottles of Coca-Cola move along the packaging line at the Coca-Cola HBC bottling plant in Dunaharaszti, Hungary, on Dec. 5, 2023. (Akos Stiller/Bloomberg via Getty Images / Getty Images)
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FOX Business reached out to Coca-Cola for additional comment.
FOX Business' Aislinn Murphy and Pilar Arias contributed to this report.