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