Sainsbury's issues warning to shoppers who buy canned drinks

Sainsbury's has issued an urgent recall of Appletiser canned drinks. Sainsbury's - one of the biggest supermarkets in the country - is the latest retailer to recall a certain batch of Appletiser drinks after a Europe-wide warning over "elevated chlorate levels".

Sainsbury's, which is rivalled by the likes of Morrisons, Asda, Lidl, Aldi, Tesco and more, has issued an email to shoppers over the Food Standards Agency (FSA) website. It says: "Sainsbury’s have been made aware that Appletiser are recalling the above products as they may contain an elevated level of chlorate.

"We are asking customers that have purchased the above products not to consume them and to return them to their nearest Sainsbury’s store, where they will receive a full refund. For any further information please contact 0800 227711.

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"No other products have been affected by this issue. Appletiser would like to apologise for any inconvenience caused." Anne Gravett of the FSA said on Monday evening: "The Food Standards Agency (FSA) is investigating if any Coca-Cola products containing 'higher levels' of a chemical called chlorate are on the UK market. If we identify any unsafe food, we'll take action to ensure it is removed and alert consumers."

A statement by Coca-Cola Europacific Partners said: "Whilst independent analysis concluded that the likelihood of any associated risk of feeling temporarily unwell from consuming these products is very low, for the reassurance of consumers, we encourage anyone with an affected can to please call our customer service team on 0800 227711 who will be able to help.

"No other Coca-Cola products are affected by the issue. The quality and safety of our products is our top priority and we’re sorry that on this occasion, a small number of our products have not met our high standards, and we apologise for any inconvenience this has caused.”