Lifenesia - Caramel color is used to give a brown color to soda. It may sound harmless. However, a recent study shows other wise. The dyes can contain chemicals linked to cancer and when the FDA is being examined.
Consumer Reports reported finding levels compound 4 - methylimidazole (4-MEI) more higher than required in a dozen soda brands. 4 - MEI is sediment that may form in the dyeing process.
Some of these soft drinks were tested by consumer reports is Sprite, Diet Coke, Coca-Cola, Coke Zero, Dr Pepper, 365 Everyday Dr. Snap, Brisk, A and W Root Beer, Pepsi, Diet Pepsi, Pepsi One, and Malta Goya.
Sprite does not have a level 4 - MAI significant, as well as in Coke products. The highest number found in Pepsi, Diet Pepsi, Pepsi One, and Malta Goya.
The new findings have prompted the FDA to examine more chemicals. The agency said it has dye additives studied for decades, but will be reviewing the security based on the data latest, FDA spokesman said to the Associated Press.
This is the second study to find level 4 - MEI is too high on Pepsi drink. Last July, the environmental watchdog group Center Environmental Health announced the findings similar. At that time, Pepsi announced it would change composition and removing step over step the material nationally in February. Nationally, Coca-Cola reduce 4 - MEI in their drinks in 2012 after working with suppliers to formulate the manufacturing caramel coloring, reports NPR.
Federal does not restrict the content of 4 - MEI to drinks, but in 2012 the California require manufacturers to include cancer warnings on their products if consumers consume 4 - MEI over 29 micrograms per day.
Although the limit is too high - especially since "Producers have 4 - MEI alternative low", Urvashi Rangan, Ph.D., toxicologists and executive director of Consumer Reports "Security and Food Security Center", said in the release press, "Ideally there would be no 4 - MEI in food".
Consumer groups said the findings Pepsi Reports are not accurate. "We have serious questions about the report concludes consumer reports, "said Pepsi spokesperson Aurora Gonzalez in an email to NBC News.
He said soft drink makers have lower levels of 4 - MEI in products in California, as required by state law, and that it would 'voluntarily implement standards are the same across the country 'on February.
Consumer Reports reported finding levels compound 4 - methylimidazole (4-MEI) more higher than required in a dozen soda brands. 4 - MEI is sediment that may form in the dyeing process.
Some of these soft drinks were tested by consumer reports is Sprite, Diet Coke, Coca-Cola, Coke Zero, Dr Pepper, 365 Everyday Dr. Snap, Brisk, A and W Root Beer, Pepsi, Diet Pepsi, Pepsi One, and Malta Goya.
Sprite does not have a level 4 - MAI significant, as well as in Coke products. The highest number found in Pepsi, Diet Pepsi, Pepsi One, and Malta Goya.
The new findings have prompted the FDA to examine more chemicals. The agency said it has dye additives studied for decades, but will be reviewing the security based on the data latest, FDA spokesman said to the Associated Press.
This is the second study to find level 4 - MEI is too high on Pepsi drink. Last July, the environmental watchdog group Center Environmental Health announced the findings similar. At that time, Pepsi announced it would change composition and removing step over step the material nationally in February. Nationally, Coca-Cola reduce 4 - MEI in their drinks in 2012 after working with suppliers to formulate the manufacturing caramel coloring, reports NPR.
Federal does not restrict the content of 4 - MEI to drinks, but in 2012 the California require manufacturers to include cancer warnings on their products if consumers consume 4 - MEI over 29 micrograms per day.
Although the limit is too high - especially since "Producers have 4 - MEI alternative low", Urvashi Rangan, Ph.D., toxicologists and executive director of Consumer Reports "Security and Food Security Center", said in the release press, "Ideally there would be no 4 - MEI in food".
Consumer groups said the findings Pepsi Reports are not accurate. "We have serious questions about the report concludes consumer reports, "said Pepsi spokesperson Aurora Gonzalez in an email to NBC News.
He said soft drink makers have lower levels of 4 - MEI in products in California, as required by state law, and that it would 'voluntarily implement standards are the same across the country 'on February.
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