Australia Diet Coke will not have sodium benzoate removed

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By Michelle Pountney

May 27, 2008 03:06am

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COCA-COLA Australia has no plans to phase out a controversial additive in

its drinks, despite moves in Britain to remove it.

Sodium benzoate has been linked to damage to DNA and hyperactivity in

children, and is used as a preservative in Diet Coke in Australia.

 

Coca-Cola in Britain said it had begun withdrawing the additive from Diet

Coke in January in response to consumer demand for more natural products.

 

Sodium benzoate is used to stop fizzy drinks going mouldy.

It is found naturally in some fruits, including bananas, but is used in

greater strengths in the soft drink industry.

A statement from Coca-Cola revealed there were no plans to change the

formulation of the popular drink in Australia.

" The use of food additives is strictly regulated under Australian

law, " it stated.

" All of the ingredients used in products of The Coca-Cola Company

are safe and approved for use by the Food Standards Australia New

Zealand. "

A survey by FSANZ in 2006 found levels of benzene and sodium benzoate in

soft drinks were well below World Health Organisation guidelines for

levels in drinking water.

Even so, they have been working with the food industry to reduce the

level of benzene in drinks.

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