It Took Them Long Enough
Posted by Slobokan @ 15:24 · 154 words · print
For those of you who read my blog, this is not news.
You may want to put that soda can down.
A common preservative found in drinks such as Coca-Cola, Sprite, Dr. Pepper, Fanta and Diet Pepsi and may cause serious cell damage, according to a report in Britain's The Independent.
Sodium benzoate has the ability to switch off vital parts of a person's DNA, according to research from a British university.
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Sodium benzoate, which derives from benzoic acid, has been used for years by the carbonated drinks industry to prevent mold from developing in soft drinks. The ingredient has been the subject of concern on cancer, because when mixed with Vitamin C, it turns into a carcinogenic substance called benzene, the Independent reported.
Slobokan's Site O' Schtuff has been covering benzene in our soda since March 4th of 2006.
It's about time the media started to catch up.
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