Coca-Cola Hellenic (CCH) , Coca-Cola΄s No.2 bottler worldwide, on Tuesday dismissed a press report that soft drinks it recalled last month contained a substance which could be dangerous to public health. A report on capital said that in in February, the company removed some of its Coca-Cola and Sprite plastic and glass bottles from the market which it produced at a Greek unit, citing an unusual taste.
Meanwhile, a report in the Proto Thema newspaper over the weekend noted that the drinks could cause serious health problems if consumed in large quantities.
In a statement the company, which is active in 27 countries in Europe and also in Nigeria, said that the products never posed a risk to public health and that this has been confirmed in laboratory tests by the country΄s chemistry laboratory and certified international and Greek scientific organisations.
Following the news, a Greek prosecutor ordered a preliminary investigation into the report.