Controversies
Controversies tied to this brand in public sources. A listing is not a finding of fault.
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2021
Coca-Cola recalls certain Minute Maid products over possible foreign objects
Recall announced
The Coca-Cola Company recalled certain Minute Maid products because they might contain foreign objects, including metal bolts or washers.
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The Coca-Cola Company is recalling certain Minute Maid products due to the possibility of containing foreign objects, such as metal bolts or washers.
According to the US Food and Drug Administration, the recalled products were distributed in Connecticut, Maine, Maryland, New York, North Carolina, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, and Virginia.
The Coca-Cola Company recalled Minute Maid products due to the potential presence of foreign matter, specifically metal bolts or washers, according to Food Safety News.
2021
Greenpeace USA criticizes Coca-Cola's river-cleanup partnership as greenwashing
Public backlash
In response to Coca-Cola's partnership with The Ocean Cleanup, Greenpeace USA Oceans Campaign Director John Hocevar criticized Coca-Cola, saying the cleanup effort would not stop the company from continuing to use single-use plastic and calling the partnership greenwashing.
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Until then, it is just more of the same greenwashing from a big corporate polluter.
The world has been asking Coca-Cola to get serious about plastic pollution for a long time.
2020
Plastic packaging and waste criticism
Coca-Cola continued to face international criticism over single-use plastic bottles and its contribution to packaging waste. The issue has prompted corporate commitments concerning recycled content, collection, reuse, and packaging redesign.
2020
Alberta school sues Coca-Cola and others over vending-machine fire
Lawsuit filed
St. Paul School in Alberta filed a lawsuit against The Coca-Cola Company, five subsidiaries, two vending operating companies and Vendo Company, seeking more than $750,000 in damages over a fire the school says started in a vending machine. According to the school, the machine had a faulty refrigeration compressor. The suit names the beverage company, its subsidiaries, the vending operators and the equipment company as defendants in connection with the incident.
St. Paul School in Alberta sued The Coca-Cola Company, five subsidiaries, two vending operating companies and Vendo Company, seeking more than $750,000 in damages over a fire it says started in a vending machine. The school alleges the machine had a faulty refrigeration compressor.
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A school in Alberta, Canada has sued the Coca-Cola Company for damages caused by a fire that started in one of its vending machines, according to an Edmonton Journal report.
The St. Paul School is seeking more than $750,000 in damages against Coca Cola, five subsidiaries, two vending operating companies and the Vendo Company in a suit filed Alberta's Court of Queen's Bench.
The school claims the machine was made with a faulty refrigeration compressor.
2015
Public-health criticism and funding controversy
The company faced criticism over its relationships with researchers and organizations discussing obesity and sugary-drink consumption. Critics argued that industry-funded research and communication could shift attention away from the role of sugary beverages in public health.
2009
Huiyuan Juice acquisition blocked on competition grounds
Chinese authorities rejected Coca-Cola’s proposed acquisition of Huiyuan Juice, stating that the transaction could harm competition. The episode generated debate about market concentration, regulatory policy, and the role of national economic interests.
1999
Belgian product contamination and recall crisis
Coca-Cola products were recalled in Belgium and several nearby markets after reports of illness associated with contaminated beverages and packaging problems. The incident became one of the company’s most serious product-safety crises in Europe.