Cyprus coke is safe

LANITIS Brothers Ltd said yesterday that the Coca Cola sold in Cyprus was perfectly safe for human consumption.

The company, bottlers of Coca Cola, said all the Coke sold in Cyprus was produced on the island and none used any raw materials from Belgium to manufacture the soft drink.

The Lanitis statement came as the Belgian government ordered the recall of some 15 million cans of Coca Cola from Belgian stores after about 100 people complained of headaches and stomach ailments after drinking it.

The Coke scare compounded the crisis of confidence in Belgian foods, sparked by revelations that an animal feed producer contaminated Belgium’s food chain with dioxin, a cancer-causing toxin, and one of the most deadly of man-made substances.

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