The recall affects cans and glass bottles in the Benelux countries, Britain, Germany and France. Here's how chlorate occurs ...

The Food Standards Agency (FSA) confirmed there had been limited distribution of the affected products to the UK..

I’ve had two salt shakers in my kitchen. One is Morton Salt Substitute, which is potassium-based, and I use it for the first ...

Coca-Cola has recalled some of its soft drinks in Europe after higher-than-normal levels of a chemical called chlorate were ...

Chlorate is a by-product of the breakdown of chlorine-based sanitisers and chlorine chemicals, which are frequently used to sterilise water. A ‘small number’ of cans of Coca-Cola, Diet Coke ...

Who knows, maybe this use of chemistry even contributed to ... But you do need some chemical expertise and some molten potassium chlorate. They are mostly sugar, and sugar burns.