Monday 23 February 2015

Popular soda ingredient, caramel color, poses cancer risk to consumers

Popular soda ingredient, caramel color, poses cancer risk to consumers


Public health researchers have analyzed soda consumption data in order to characterize people's exposure to a potentially carcinogenic byproduct of some types of caramel color. Caramel color is a common ingredient in colas and other dark soft drinks. The results show that between 44 and 58 percent of people over the age of six typically have at least one can of soda per day, possibly more, potentially exposing them to 4-methylimidazole, a possible...

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