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Soft Drink Recall: Coca Cola Company, famous in the world of soft drinks, recalled thousands of cans of Sprite, Diet Coke and Coca Cola Zero Sugar from the market during October. It is being told that small pieces of metal were found in these cans. Do you know how dangerous these cans are for our health and what diseases they can cause?
Why was the recall done?
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has called these cans a Class II recall. This means that these cans may cause temporary or treatable health problems. It is being told that the affected cans have codes like JUN2926MAA, which are in 12-pack and 35-pack. The company has called it a small problem, but metal particles coming into the can means poison getting mixed in the drink. If someone drinks these, he may get cut on his mouth, throat or stomach. These can prove dangerous especially for children, elderly people or people with stomach problems.
What does the research say?
According to research published in the ‘Journal of Food Safety’ by 2025, contaminated soft drinks cause gastrointestinal injuries in 30 percent of cases. It means scratching or bleeding in the stomach. In the research, a study was conducted on 500 people who drank such drinks. 20 percent had immediate vomiting or pain. Let us tell you that lime flavored drinks like Sprite contain more acid, which dissolves metal. At the same time, artificial sweeteners like aspartame in Diet Coke already bring health risks. If metal is found in them then the danger doubles.
How dangerous are these cans for health?
The biggest danger from these cans is internal injury. Swallowing metal pieces can cause intestinal perforation or inflammation. In the long run it can cause chronic stomach disease. Apart from this, there is already a risk of cancer due to aspartame in Diet Coke. A study published in the journal ‘Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety’ in 2025 suggested that aspartame may increase the risk of liver cancer.
What does WHO say?
The World Health Organization (WHO) had declared aspartame ‘possibly carcinogenic’ only in 2023. Let us tell you that one can of Diet Coke contains 200 mg of aspartame. At the same time, Sprite has more sugar, which is dangerous for people suffering from diabetes. Research says that weight gain, heart problems and weakening of immunity are very common due to such drinks.
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