Cola and Pepsi, two of the world's largest sugar-sweetened alcoholic beverage companies, are forced to reformulate their recipes to avoid bottle warnings about their increased risk of cancer..

According to California state law, there is a list of substances and their permissible values \u200b\u200b\u200b\u200bthat are recognized as stimulating the development of cancer.. Among them is 4-methylimidazole, which was in excessive amounts in the traditional recipe for making drinks from Cola and Pepsi.. In the event that any product contains an excessive amount of prohibited substances and carcinogens, it must be specially labeled - its packaging must contain information that its use can cause the development of oncological diseases.

Obviously, such anti-advertising would have a bad effect on the sales of Cola and Pepsi, which, among other things, position some of their low-calorie products as fitness and healthy lifestyle products.. As a result, both companies have announced changes to the recipe for sugary soft drinks to comply with new legal requirements.. Interestingly, Coka-Cola spokesperson Diana Garza-Ciarlante officially denied all accusations regarding the potential harm of her company's products..

In her opinion, this “scientifically unfounded warning” is based on data from a study that was conducted on mice..

There is no proof of the fact that the same substance would be harmful to humans. Moreover, her position was supported by the American Food and Drug Administration (FDA), whose representatives officially noted.

that in addition to the lack of evidence of a direct danger to consumers, one should also take into account the fact that a person needs to drink 1000 cans of Coca-Cola or Pepsi in a short period of time to get the equivalent dose of methylimidazole that mice received in the laboratory. However, it is not yet clear whether the beverage recipe will be changed in just one state or worldwide..

Vladislav Vorotnikov.

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