Nigeria, Jan. 28 -- An investigation has been launched in the United Kingdom after Coca-Cola recalled drinks in some European countries.

The European bottling unit of Coca-Cola announced on Monday the urgent withdrawal of some drinks sold in Belgium, Luxembourg and the Netherlands due to high levels of a chemical called chlorate.

The agency detected the high levels of chlorate during routine quality control at the company's bottling facility in Ghent, Belgium.

The recalled products are Coca-Cola, Sprite, Fanta, and other beverages with production codes between 328 GE and 338 GE.

In a swift response, the UK's Food Standards Agency (FSA) opened an investigation to determine whether any Coca-Cola products containing higher levels of the ...