Coca-Cola (China) has announced that the company has replaced the PVC labels used on its full-line of products in China with the new environmental ones to reduce the pollution risks caused by improper handling in the recycling procedures.

A product recall and government announcement has pushed Hong Kong residents to stop drinking a Taiwanese product suspected of contamination.

According to reports in the Nanfang Daily, three popular drinks made by Nongfu Spring and Uni-President, two major beverage producers in China, have been found to contain excessive levels of the toxic chemical arsenic.

Yan Weixing, the deputy director of nutrition and food safety for the Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention, has disclosed to local media that the Guangzhou-based Wanglaoji Pharmaceutical Company has used herbal medicines that have not been approved by the Ministry of Health for its beverage products.

Three Chinese consumers who claim to have seen objects such as black threads and worms in Sprite, a beverage produced by Coca-Cola, recently went to Coca-Cola's headquarters in Shanghai to ask for an explanation and compensation from the company.

In response to a report by Chinese college students that it is using temporary and interim labor illegally in China, Coca-Cola has made a formal announcement, claiming that the facts mentioned in the students' report are untrue.

A social survey team formed by Chinese college students has published a report on Chinese website 163.com in which they say that Coca-Cola is using temporary and interim labor illegally in China.