Coca-Cola and Pepsi Change Recipe To Avoid Cancer Warning

jones_supa writes "California has added 4-methylimidazole (a caramel coloring) to the list of carcinogenic compounds that require an explicit warning when added to foodstuffs. Incidentally, this has entailed the big two cola producers to modify their recipe to decrease the amount of the substance — just enough to avoid the warning. The change to the recipe has already been introduced in California but will be rolled out across the U.S. to streamline manufacturing. The American Beverage Association noted that there is not enough evidence to show the coloring to cause cancer in humans."

Comments

California

[nman64]

Everybody knows that everything causes cancer in California.

Re:California

[philip.paradis]

Do people in Nevada get some sort of horrible sickness?

Many people in Nevada seem to suffer from horrible sickness, but it seems to increase the closer you get to Las Vegas. I'm certainly not ruling out a California connection, though.

Re:California

[nman64]

It can be shown that 100% of cancer incidents reported in California affected patients in California. We must therefore warn you that California may cause cancer.

Re:California

[nman64]

Careful, there. Being pedantic is known to the State of California to cause cancer.

Re:California

[cpu6502]

"Virii" and "Priii" is what people like to type when they want to appear smart (using the Latin plural). The rest of us just type viruses and Priuses.

Re:California

[Anonymous Coward]

Its California.. if the government doesn't turn on your headlights, clearly its because headlights consume power and thus are not green. Also, if safety was an issue, the government would've turned them on for you.

Or.. they're broke and forgot to turn on the headlight management system.

Re:California

[ganjadude]

for argument sake, Hasnt coke and pepsi been around for about 100 years?

also hasnt the avg life expenctancy gone up dramatically in the past 100 years?

Therefore, I conclude that coke and pepsi have been keeping people alive longer!, thank you, where is my grant check?

Re:California

[daath93]

Please tickle your "fancy" behind closed doors. Some of us are like to retain our vision.

Re:California

[Black Parrot]

"Virii" and "Priii" is what people like to type when they want to appear smart (using the Latin plural). The rest of us just type viruses and Priuses.

Bah, the -us/-i variation is used in plain ol' English, too:

asparagus, asparagi
broccolus, broccoli
spaghettus, spaghetti
us, I

Whoops, that last one is backwards...

Re:California

[xevioso]

I don't understand this. I can pick up a piece of asparagus.

However, when I buy broccoli, at no point is my broccoli a broccolus. When I remove the rubber band, slice it up to steam it, any piece I pick up is still broccoli. So what constitutes a broccolus? The little polypy things on the end? If i hold up one of those, is that a broccolus or just a small piece of broccoli?

I just don't understand.

Might as well go all the way

[Nidi62]

California needs to just put out a warning saying that life has been linked to incidences of cancer.

Re:Might as well go all the way

[blacklint]

If I ever become a billionaire, I'm going to hire a blimp with "PROPOSITION 65 WARNING: THE SUN IS KNOWN TO THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA TO CAUSE CANCER" to float up and down the state. Stupid proposition system.

Re:Might as well go all the way

[magarity]

That would be funny until you got tired of it and landed. Then they'd sue you for taking down a warning sign.

Slurm

[AioKits]

Will Slurm be affected in any way, shape, or form? If so, and the New Slurm tastes horrible, can I hold out for a return of Slurm Classic?

Re:Just wondering...

[Richard_at_work]

Money. Because they don't have any to test.