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Consumer Reports Finds Benzene in Some Beverages; FDA Should Restrict Benzene in All Beverages; Consumers Should Take Precautions

YONKERS, N.Y., Aug. 25 /U.S. Newswire/ -- Consumer Reports CR tested 14 drinks containing both Vitamin C and sodium benzoate for benzene, a potent carcinogen and found at least 2 parts per billion ppb of benzene in some samples of Fanta Pineapple sodaYONKERS, N.Y., Aug. 25 /U.S. Newswire/ -- Consumer...

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Research articles 2006-08-25

FDA responds to benzene questions.(Food and Drug Administration)(Brief article)

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration responded last month to concerns about the potential for benzene to form in some soft drinks. The FDA indicated that around 1990 it was informed that benzene, a carcinogen, could form at the parts-per-billion lev The U.S. Food and Drug...

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Research articles 2006-04-01

Data released on benzene in soft drinks

Benzene, a known carcinogen, is present in high levels in five soft drinks tested recently by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. The beverages that had more than 5 parts per billion of benzene the FDA standard for drinking water included:Benzene, a known carcinogen, is present in high levels in...

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Research articles 2006-07-01

A request for mandatory labeling of soft drinks for the presence of benzene by the environmental Working Group was denied by FDA's Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition

A request for mandatory labeling of soft drinks for the presence of benzene by the Environmental Working Group EWG was denied by FDA's Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition. FDA said the EWG "not provided any rationale why the presence of benzene in soft drinks at low parts per...

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Research articles 2006-04-03

Children's Drinks Contain Ingredients That Can Form Benzene; FDA Silent Despite Knowledge of the Problem; Agency Trusted Industry to Change Formulas in 1990, Yet Still Finds Sodas With Benzene.

Byline: Environmental Working Group Byline: Environmental Working Group

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Research articles 2006-02-28

FDA Data Undercut Public Safety Assurances by Top Agency Official; Tests Found High Benzene Contamination of Diet Soda; 79 Percent of Samples Above Drinking Water Limit.

Byline: Environmental Working Group Byline: Environmental Working Group

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Research articles 2006-04-04