A Harvard University employee was hospitalized after drinking a
bottle of Diet Coke from a vending machine in Loker Commons around 3 p.m. yesterday.
The employee briefly became ill after consuming the liquid, which smelled like diesel fuel.
He was later released from the Cambridge Community Hospital last night without injury.
David B. Fithian, assistant dean of the College, said the University has no plans yet to discontinue service with the soda supplier. But the supplier will be held accountable for any contaminated beverages.
"We're going to ask the company to check what's in the machines and, if they don't, we're going to replace them," Fithian said.
Advisory e-mails sent out last night by the assistant deans of the College warned students of the incident.
"At this time, we do not know if there are any other instances of contaminated bottled beverages on campus," the e-mail warned.
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