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Soda Ban in Schools Does Not Protect Students From Benzene
The beverage industry has conceded to remove high-calorie soft drinks from schools. They will, however, be continuing to sell diet sodas and fruit drinks, which contain fewer calories and less sugar. What many of these drinks do contain are the two ingredients which can form Benzene, a known human carcinogen.
Learn more about Benzene in sodas.
Hasn't benzene been studied and approved by the FDA hundreds of times?
Note, by way of example, that Pepsi has been sued in connection with Diet Pepsi Twist (Lemon) in federal district court in San Diego before the deal was announced.
May 5, 2006
PepsiCo hit by benzene lawsuit
By Chris Mercer
http://www.beveragedaily.com/news/ng.asp?n=67528-pepsico-benzene-soft-drinks
Rick: a quick internet search should lead you to all the health complications associated with benzene. Here is a link to Wikipedia:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Benzene
Also, check out this recent EWG news release which cites Benzene levels in sodas being higher than those legally allowed by the FDA in drinking water:
http://www.ewg.org/issues/toxics/20060228/index.php