Israeli carbonated drinks provider Sodastream International Ltd. (Nasdaq: SODA) (TASE: SODA) announced that it has been required to recall 51,000 carbonating bottles in the US and a further 7,600 bottles in Canada because they could potentially explode. A statement from the US Consumer Products Safety Commission (CPSC) said, "The bottles can burst under pressure, posing an injury hazard to the user and bystanders." RELATED ARTICLES SodaStream profit triples SodaStream regains its fizz SodaStream launches home-made beer system Histadrut: SodaStream thwarting unionization Only bottles with the 4/2020 expiry date are included in the warning and the CPSC urges consumers to return the bottles and receive a refund. In the wake of the announcement, SodaStream's share price fell by more than 1% on Nasdaq yesterday, and is down 1.68% this morning on the Tel Aviv Stock Exchange. In 2016, SodaStream was the best performing Israeli share on Nasdaq, rising 223%. Published by Globes [online], Israel business news - www.globes-online.com - on February 22, 2017 © Copyright of Globes Publisher Itonut (1983) Ltd. 2017
