Police probe claims empty Coca Cola cans 'contaminated with suspected human waste'

By The Newsroom
Published 29th Mar 2017, 07:55 BST
Updated 8th Apr 2017, 22:26 BST
Police are investigating reports that a consignment of cans due to be used at a Coke factory were contaminated with suspected human waste.Police are investigating reports that a consignment of cans due to be used at a Coke factory were contaminated with suspected human waste.
Police are investigating reports that a consignment of cans due to be used at a Coke factory were contaminated with suspected human waste.
Police are investigating reports that a consignment of cans due to be used at a Coke factory were contaminated with suspected human waste.

The incident involved a shipment of empty cans that were delivered to a Coca Cola plant in Co Antrim ahead of being filled and sealed.

Coke insisted the issue at the Lisburn factory was identified "immediately" and had no impact on its products on sale.

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Detectives from the Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI) are investigating the matter.

A spokeswoman for Coke said: "At Coca-Cola, we take the safety and quality of our products extremely seriously.

"We are aware of an incident involving empty cans at our plant in Knockmore Hill, Lisburn.

"We are treating this matter extremely seriously and are conducting a thorough investigation in co-operation with the PSNI.

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