Additive ditched by Coca-Cola
Drinks giant Coca-Cola has removed an additive from its ingredients list following concerns over health implications.
Sodium benzoate or E211 was dropped from Diet Coke in January, but cans of the drink will only be given the all-clear by the end of the year.
The company is also looking to remove the additive from other products once a suitable alternative has been found.
“We are continuously listening to our consumers’ thoughts about ingredients,” a spokesperson for the company told the Daily Mail.
Sodium benzoate has previously been linked to hyperactivity in children.
Research by the University of Southampton and funded by the Food Standards Agency found that a combination of different additives could be linked to ADHD.
This announcement follows calls for further investigation into additives by Professor Andrew Kemp of the University of Sydney.
Writing in the British Medical Journal Professor Kemp said additives should be removed from foods eaten by children suffering from ADHD as standard practice.
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