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This is a dumb story for three reasons. You may ask why I am including a dumb story?
I am including it because so many of us still choose to drink this crap. The FDA has determined that the 4-methylimidazole (4-MEI, the stuff that helps in giving these drinks their "color.") can, in large doses, cause cancer. Without making the change, Coke & Pepsi would be legally bound to put a "cancer causing" label on the bottle or can. Company spokespeople for Coke say that there is no danger, at present.
The chemical has been linked to cancer in mice and rats, according to one study, but there is no evidence that it poses a health risk to humans, according to the American Beverage Association, which represents the wider industry.
The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) claims a person would need to drink more than 1,000 cans of Coke or Pepsi a day to take in the same dose of the chemical that was given to the animals in the lab test.
Coca-Cola and PepsiCo account for nearly 90% of the US fizzy drink market, according to one industry tracker, Beverage Digest.
Back to why I think that all of this is stupid:
1. We drink too much of this stuff. Convenience stores sell these drinks in up to 1/2 gallon servings!
2. Corporate America cares more about warning labels than what their products do to us. Remember the story about these products being useful in cleaning toilet bowls? Imagine what this stuff does to your stomach lining!
3. The problem being addressed is not really a problem.
I am including it because so many of us still choose to drink this crap. The FDA has determined that the 4-methylimidazole (4-MEI, the stuff that helps in giving these drinks their "color.") can, in large doses, cause cancer. Without making the change, Coke & Pepsi would be legally bound to put a "cancer causing" label on the bottle or can. Company spokespeople for Coke say that there is no danger, at present.
The chemical has been linked to cancer in mice and rats, according to one study, but there is no evidence that it poses a health risk to humans, according to the American Beverage Association, which represents the wider industry.
The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) claims a person would need to drink more than 1,000 cans of Coke or Pepsi a day to take in the same dose of the chemical that was given to the animals in the lab test.
Coca-Cola and PepsiCo account for nearly 90% of the US fizzy drink market, according to one industry tracker, Beverage Digest.
Back to why I think that all of this is stupid:
1. We drink too much of this stuff. Convenience stores sell these drinks in up to 1/2 gallon servings!
2. Corporate America cares more about warning labels than what their products do to us. Remember the story about these products being useful in cleaning toilet bowls? Imagine what this stuff does to your stomach lining!
3. The problem being addressed is not really a problem.
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