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When Belgium Banned Coca-Cola

FromWitness History


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When Belgium Banned Coca-Cola

FromWitness History

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Length:
9 minutes
Released:
Oct 19, 2018
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

In 1999 Belgian teenagers started to become ill after drinking Coca-Cola. Many ended up in hospital and the government banned the sale of all Coca-Cola products. But the fizzy drink was given the all-clear so what was making the children sick? Claire Bowes has been speaking to Belgian toxicologist, Benoit Nemery, about a country in crisis.

(Photo: A poster saying 'out of order' is stuck on a Coca Cola vending machine in Mouscron, Belgium in 1999. Credit: Philippe Huguen/AFP/Getty Images).
Released:
Oct 19, 2018
Format:
Podcast episode

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