Coca-Cola has called in police to investigate how human waste turned up in a consignment of its drink cans at one of the company’s factories in Northern Ireland.

The Police Service of Northern Ireland confirmed on Tuesday it had opened an inquiry into how faeces ended up in the cans at the Helllenic Bottling Company factory in Lisburn, Co Antrim.

Coca-Cola suspended night-time processing last week at the plant when machines became clogged.

The soft drinks giant said it impounded all the affected cans and that the contamination did not affect any products that were on sale. The cans arrive at the factory without tops, to be filled with the fizzy drink before they are sealed and sold across Northern Ireland.

A PSNI spokesman said: “Detectives are investigating an incident at commercial premises in the Lisburn area following reports that a consignment of containers delivered to the premises had been contaminated. The investigation is at an early stage and there are no further details available at this time.”

In a statement, the company told the Belfast Telegraph: “Coca-Cola takes 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.



“The problem was identified immediately through our robust quality procedures and all of the product from the affected production was immediately impounded and will not be sold. This is an isolated incident and does not affect any products currently on sale.”

The Food Standards Agency said none of the cans contaminated with faeces had reached the market in Northern Ireland. It added: “The incident is subject to an investigation by the PSNI and the environmental health unit of Lisburn and Castlereagh city council.”</s>Coca-Cola Plant In Northern Ireland Closed After Human Waste Found In Some Cans

When people talk about the ingredients in Coca-Cola that are cause for concern, they’re usually talking about things like high fructose corn syrup and caffeine — not human waste.

A Coca-Cola plant in Northern Ireland has been shut down after employees found several tainted cans on the production line at the facility.

The Belfast Telegraph reports that police and health officials have opened an investigation into the situation after human waste was discovered in cans that had clogged a machine at the company’s Lisburn plant just outside Belfast.

The contaminated cans were found during the night shift last week when employees checked on a malfunctioning machine.

A source close to the matter tells the Belfast Telegraph that the cans likely came from Germany and were to be filled with soda, sealed with tops, and then sold.

“It was absolutely horrible, and the machines had to be turned off for about 15 hours to be cleaned,” the source said.

A spokesperson for Coca-Cola tells the Belfast Telegraph that the incident was isolated and that it was identified immediately through “robust quality procedures and all of the product from the affected batch was immediately impounded and will not be sold.”

“We are treating this matter extremely seriously and are conducting a thorough investigation in cooperation with the PSNI,” the rep said.

Federal food safety officials in Northern Ireland say they are aware of the incident.

“There is no evidence to suggest that any affected product has reached the market,” the Food Standards Agency said. “The incident is subject to an investigation by the PSNI and the environmental health unit of Lisburn and Castlereagh City Council.”</s>Police are investigating claims human waste was found in a batch of drink cans delivered to a Coca Cola factory in Northern Ireland.

Machines at the factory in County Antrim reportedly became clogged during a night shift last week. When workers probed the machinery they found what they believed to be human waste, according to the Belfast Telegraph.

A source told the newspaper: "It was absolutely horrible, and the machines had to be turned off for about 15 hours to be cleaned. It was unusual because normally the cans come from somewhere else in the UK, but this time they apparently came from Germany."

"The rumour is that some poor immigrants could have made that long journey in the lorry and that in their desperation were forced to use the cans instead of a toilet."

Coca Cola have stressed that none of the affected products have made their way onto shop shelves and that the incident was isolated. The Food Standards Authority (FSA) confirmed that consumers were not at any risk of coming into contact with the cans.

The Coca Cola factory where they incident occurred is in the city of Lisburn. It is not known if the cans were branded with Coca Cola or one of the firm's many other drinks lines.

The Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI) said: "Detectives are investigating an incident at commercial premises in the Lisburn area following reports that a consignment of containers delivered to the premises had been contaminated.

"The investigation is at an early stage and there are no further details available at this time."

The multinational drinks giant said: "We are treating this matter extremely seriously and are conducting a thorough investigation in co-operation with the PSNI."

"The problem was identified immediately through our robust quality procedures and all of the product from the affected production was immediately impounded and will not be sold. This is an isolated incident and does not affect any products currently on sale."

The Food Standards Agency said: "The FSA in Northern Ireland is aware of a physical contamination incident at Coca-Cola Hellenic in Lisburn. There is no evidence to suggest that any affected product has reached the market."</s>An investigation has been launched after 'human waste' was found in Coca-Cola cans at a factory in Northern Ireland.

Police were called after reports that a consignment had been contaminated at a factory in Lisburn, County Antrim.

The incident involved a shipment of empty cans that were delivered to the factory ahead of being filled and sealed.

Coke insisted the issue was identified 'immediately' and had no impact on its products on sale.

A spokeswoman 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 Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI).

'The problem was identified immediately through our robust quality procedures and all of the product from the affected batch was immediately impounded and will not be sold.

'This is an isolated incident and does not affect any products currently on sale.'

A PSNI spokesman said: 'Detectives are investigating an incident at commercial premises in the Lisburn area following reports that a consignment of containers delivered to the premises had been contaminated.

'The investigation is at an early stage and there are no further details available at this time.'

The Foods Standards Agency in Northern Ireland confirmed it was aware of a 'physical contamination incident'.

'There is no evidence to suggest that any affected product has reached the market,' said an FSA spokeswoman.

'The incident is subject to an investigation by the PSNI and the environmental health unit of Lisburn and Castlereagh City Council.

'The FSA in NI cannot comment further in order not to jeopardise that investigation.'</s>Cans of Coca-Cola at a factory in Northern Ireland were found to have contained human waste in Northern Ireland, according to reports.

Police were investigating a batch of cans from the Hellenic Bottling Company factory in the city of Lisburn after what looked like human waste appeared in cans there, BBC News reported Tuesday.

The incident was contained and no contaminated cans had been distributed for sale, the factory announced. Machines in the factory became clogged with what was reported to be feces and production immediately stopped, according to the Guardian. Upon the discovery, Coca-Cola “impounded” all of the affected or potentially affected cans. Over 500 employees work at the factory.</s>Police are investigating after what appeared to be human waste was found in a batch of drinks cans delivered to a Coca Cola factory.

Workers at Coca Cola's Lisburn plant in Northern Ireland were left horrified to discover a number of cans, thought to have arrived from Germany, were filled with what looked like human waste.

They inspected the cans after machines at the plant became clogged.

The Belfast Telegraph reports the cans arrive at the plant without tops on and are then filled with the drink before being sealed and sold across the country.

"Detectives are investigating an incident at commercial premises in the Lisburn area following reports that a consignment of containers delivered to the premises had been contaminated," said a spokesman for the Police Service of Northern Ireland.

A spokesperson for Coca-Cola said told the BBC the company was aware of an incident involving empty cans at the Knockmore Hill plant.

"We are treating this matter extremely seriously and are conducting a thorough investigation in cooperation with the PSNI," said the spokesperson.

"The problem was identified immediately through our robust quality procedures and all of the product from the affected batch was immediately impounded and will not be sold.

"This is an isolated incident and does not affect any products currently on sale."

The Food Standards Agency said: "The FSA in Northern Ireland is aware of a physical contamination incident at Coca-Cola Hellenic in Lisburn. There is no evidence to suggest that any affected product has reached the market.

"The incident is subject to an investigation by the PSNI and the environmental health unit of Lisburn and Castlereagh City Council."</s>Coke says no contaminated cans made it onto the market, but did not comment on whether "human waste" is the cause of the ubiquitous soft drink's aftertaste.

The factory, which is located in Lisburn, County Antrim, is responsible for receiving empty and open Coke cans. It fills them with soda before sealing them and shipping them out throughout Northern Ireland.

Employees received a nasty shock (and smell, presumably) when they received the cans to find them already filled with something else entirely.

"It was absolutely horrible, and the machines had to be turned off for about 15 hours to be cleaned," an anonymous source told the Belfast Telegraph, which first reported the incident March 28. "It was unusual because normally the cans come from somewhere else in the UK, but this time they apparently came from Germany.

"The rumor is that some poor immigrants could have made that long journey in the lorry and that in their desperation were forced to use the cans instead of a toilet."

Coke said that the contamination was an "isolated incident" with no effect on any Coca-Cola products on sale.

"All of the product from the affected batch was immediately impounded and will not be sold," a Coca-Cola spokeswoman said in a statement.

"The problem was identified immediately through our robust quality procedures and all of the product from the affected batch was immediately impounded and will not be sold."

"We are treating this matter extremely seriously and are conducting a thorough investigation in cooperation with the PSNI [Police Service of Northern Ireland]."

The PSNI has not released any additional details at this time. "Detectives are investigating an incident at commercial premises in the Lisburn area following reports that a consignment of containers delivered to the premises had been contaminated," said a spokesman.

A Food Standards Agency (FSA) spokeswoman corroborated Coca-Cola's claim. "There is no evidence to suggest that any affected product has reached the market," she said. "The FSA in [Northern Ireland] cannot comment further in order not to jeopardise [the police] investigation."</s>Police have launched an investigation after “human waste” was discovered in a shipment of Coke Mcans.

Coca-Cola have confirmed none of the products on sale are affected following the gross find.

Where was the human waste in Coca-Cola found?

The discovery was made at the Knockmore Hill facility, in Lisburn Ireland.

The affected cans arrived from a German supplier that hadn’t been used previously.

The night shift at the factory was disrupted when stunned workers peeked into the cans and saw the waste after the machines became clogged.

A source told the Irish Independent: “It was absolutely horrible, and the machines had to be turned off for about 15 hours to be cleaned.

“It was unusual because normally the cans come from somewhere else in the UK, but this time they apparently came from Germany.”

How did human waste get into Coca-Cola?

The source told the paper: “The rumor is that some poor immigrants could have made that long journey in the lorry and that in their desperation were forced to use the cans instead of a toilet.

“It’s really shocking – and beyond the shock of finding something pretty disgusting in the cans is the thought there could have been poor people in that situation.

“And if they did make that journey, where are they now?”

According to the Belfast Telegraph, the cans arrive at the factory without tops on, and are then filled with drink before being sealed and sold across Northern Ireland.

Is Coke being recalled after human waste was found?

No. Coke have confirmed the shock discovery was an isolated incident and didn’t affect any products currently on sale.

All affected cans have been impounded.

The machines at the plant were turned off for around 15 hours to be cleaned.

Coca Cola said: “The problem was identified immediately through our robust quality procedures and all of the product from the affected production was immediately impounded and will not be sold.

“This is an isolated incident and does not affect any products currently on sale.”

Pat Catney, SDLP MLA for Lagan Valley, said the incident “beggars belief”.

“I am not sure how contamination could have come about,” he said. “They are sticklers for hygiene, cleanliness and about contamination.

“We shall have to wait for the police investigation. But it is a state-of-the art factory. I have been around it and this is one of the most professional set-ups I have ever seen.”

Are police investigating the discovery at Coca-Cola?

PSNI confirmed they were probing last week’s find.

A spokesman said: “Detectives are investigating an incident at commercial premises in the Lisburn area following reports that a consignment of containers delivered to the premises had been contaminated.

“The investigation is at an early stage and there are no further details available at this time.”

This article originally appeared on The Sun.</s>(WSVN) - Coca-Cola has asked police in Ireland to investigate after human feces were found in some soda cans at a Lisburn factory.

The Belfast Telegraph reports that work stopped at the plant after a container of aluminum cans clogged the machines. That’s when workers discovered that the cans, which were supposed to be empty in order to be filled with soda at the factory, were instead filled with human waste.

“It was absolutely horrible, and the machines had to be turned off for about 15 hours to be cleaned,” a source told the paper.

The Police Service of Northern Ireland confirmed they were investigating the incident, and production at the factory has been suspended.

Coca-Cola issued a statement to the paper, saying, “The problem was identified immediately through our robust quality procedures and all of the product from the affected batch was immediately impounded and will not be sold. This is an isolated incident and does not affect any products currently on sale.”

Copyright 2017 Sunbeam Television Corp. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.</s>Human waste has reported been found in drinks cans delivered to a Coca Cola factory.

Police have now launched an investigation after the grim discovery was made during a night shift at Coca Cola’s factory in Lisburn, Northern Ireland.

The shift was disrupted last week when a container of cans thought to have arrived from Germany clogged up the machine.

After investigation, workers were left horrified to discover a number were filled with human waste.

A spokesperson for Coca-Cola told the BBC: "Detectives are investigating an incident at commercial premises in the Lisburn area following reports that a consignment of containers delivered to the premises had been contaminated.

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

"The problem was identified immediately through our robust quality procedures and all of the product from the affected batch was immediately impounded and will not be sold.

"This is an isolated incident and does not affect any products currently on sale."

The Belfast Telegraph is reporting that cans arrive at the plant without tops, and they are then filled with the drink before being sealed and sold across the country.

The Food Standards Agency said: "The FSA in Northern Ireland is aware of a physical contamination incident at Coca-Cola Hellenic in Lisburn. There is no evidence to suggest that any affected product has reached the market.

"The incident is subject to an investigation by the PSNI and the environmental health unit of Lisburn and Castlereagh City Council."
Police investigate the discovery of human excrement in cans of Coca-Cola in a Northern Ireland bottling facility. None of the contaminated product left the facility.