12Apr
Soda industry desperate to avoid cancer classification of toxic chemicals used to make caramel color
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The processed beverage industry is fighting tooth and nail to stop federal regulators from publicly identifying a toxic ingredient in many popular cola brands as being a cancer-causing chemical. 4-methylimidazole (4-MI), a chemical used to make the “caramel color” agent added to Coca-Cola, Pepsi-Cola, Snapple Group Inc.’s Dr. Pepper, and Whole Foods’ 365 cola, among others, has been found to cause cancer in mammals, and yet the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) refuses, thus far, to ban it from use in food.
Soda industry desperate to avoid cancer classification of toxic chemicals used to make caramel color
Tags: cancer classification, caramel color, soda industry, toxic chemicals
