TAIPEI (Taiwan News) — The Food and Drug Administration said Coca-Cola products in Taiwan are safe after the company issued a widespread recall of canned drinks earlier this year due to possible harmful chlorates.

Amid concerns that drinks containing the harmful substance were imported into countries in the Indo-Pacific, Taiwan’s Ministry of Health and Welfare launched an investigation, reported Newtalk. On Thursday, the FDA said that its risk assessment found that no affected canned Coca-Cola products were imported into Taiwan.

Lin Jin-fu (林金富), deputy director of the FDA, said Coca-Cola products still have a “green light” and are safe to consume. However, Lin added that anyone traveling to Europe, Hong Kong, or the US in the coming weeks should avoid drinking Coca-Cola products sold in cans.  

Over the past two months, recalls have been announced in multiple European countries, as well as in Hong Kong, for cans of Coke, Coke Zero, Diet Coke, and Sprite Zero. Some canning facilities failed to adequately clean equipment, which contaminated the beverages with chlorates.

Chlorates can reportedly disrupt hormone levels and cause kidney and thyroid problems. In the US, Coca-Cola recently issued a recall for some canned products after plastic was discovered in a batch that was canned in September.