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 Dear Reader,
Picture for a moment a can of Coke, Pepsi or any generic brand simply named "Cola," it doesn't matter what it says on the can. They're all more or less the same, right? Fizzy, cola flavour... and that deep brown hue provided by "caramel colouring."
The colouring used in fizzy drinks (and other foods) is made through a high-pressure and-temperature reaction between sugar and ammonia and sulphites.
The reaction that results in "caramel" (quotes because, let's face it, it's not caramel) colouring also forms 2-methylimidazole (2-MI) and 4 methylimidazole (4-MI). In laboratory studies, these beauties caused several types of cancer (lung, liver, thyroid).
They've been deemed animal carcinogens, which usually means a compound is a cancer threat for humans, too. 4-MI also appears on California's list of "chemicals known to the state to cause cancer."
And there are significant levels of these carcinogenic compounds in at least five brands of fizzy drinks, according to US researchers at the University of California. The levels of 4-MI in these drinks may be causing thousands of cancers.
As the executive director of the Centre for Science in the Public Interest put it, these have no place in the food supply, especially considering they're only there for cosmetic reasons. So they've petitioned the Amrican Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for a ban of colourings made through the ammonia process.
When consumer advocacy website The Consumerist reached out to Coke and Pepsi for comments on the petition, they were passed along to the American Beverage Association (ABA) instead. Of course, all of this didn't sit too well with the ABA.
They argue that 4-MI is "not a threat to human health." Instead, they claim that the Centre for Science in the Public Interest is out to get them — that they're dedicated to attacking the food and beverage industry (just for fun, I guess?).
Plus, they say, 4-MI is in almost everything! So, why pick on Coke and Pepsi, huh? (Which isn't what's being done — a ban on "caramel" colouring would affect a wide variety of products.)
And of course, they wrap it all up by reminding us that safety is their number one concern! Thanks, ABA! I guess that's why high fructose corn syrup is in... oh, just about everything!
I'm not sure how this will pan out, but I highly doubt we'll be waving goodbye to that cola colour anytime soon... in the meantime, I think I'll continue to stick with good old water (and my morning cup of coffee!).
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Sources:
"FDA Urged to Prohibit Carcinogenic 'Caramel Colouring,'" Center for Science in the Public Interest (cspinet.org)
"American Beverage Association Responds To Call For Ban On Caramel Coloring In Cola," The Consumerist (consumerist.com)
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