Potassium chlorate was discovered by French chemist Claude Louis Berthollet during the end of the 18th Century. The principal reason for using it in pyrotechnics is for the production of beautiful ...

A number of fizzy drinks have been pulled from the shelves across the UK and Europe over a concern they contain high levels of chlorate. A select number of Coca-Cola, Fanta, and Sprite cans and ...

Potassium chlorate is a common industrial chemical used for all sorts of things, including fireworks and matches. In 2009, 60 percent of NATO dead in Afghanistan were from these bombs. It has declined ...

Coca-Cola has recalled "all variants" of multiple beverages produced in a Belgium facility "due to excessively high chlorate content," according to a press release. Certain cans and bottles of ...

BRUSSELS (AP) — Coca-Cola has recalled some of its soft drinks in Europe after higher-than-normal levels of a chemical called chlorate were detected in bottles and cans at a production plant in ...