Soft Drinks Found to Have High Levels of Cancer Chemical

[isleta521 5]

Are you crazy?? that stuff will give you cancer . . . Hand me a beer please.

[Mirorgate 0]

well, doing laundry can lead to dancing..and that is a no-no in some religions

Hmmm... Think I'll stick with my Cult of Personality then... how drab a life if no dancing or laundry available.

And Guiness Beer only has 125 Cals.. that and a glass of orange juice (or other vita-C fruit) and you dont need anything else to live on!

[I'm Gone 60]

Well I guess I'm a dead man walking.

[Saddle Bronc 124]

Either way, soda is all empty calories and a waste of money.

To which the vitamin C was added to give a PRETENCE of being the health food it never was.

I can remember lots of "caffeine-free", "sugar-free", etc. soda commercials.

The one soda with an HONEST slogan is Jolt--"ALL the sugar and TWICE the caffeine". :lol:

[Satisfaction 1]

What's in Guiness?

[isleta521 5]

Syrup

[faith 0]

*gives dean an orange soda*

[almaty 19]

*gives dean an orange soda*

thanks sister faith..i adding guinness to it..brillant

[ChristinaM 0]

From Wikipedia:

By far the largest use of benzene is as an intermediate to make other chemicals. The most widely-produced derivatives of benzene are styrene, which is used to make polymers and plastics, phenol for resins and adhesives (via cumene), and cyclohexane, which is used in Nylon manufacture. Smaller amounts of benzene are used to make some types of rubbers, lubricants, dyes, detergents, drugs, explosives and pesticides.

In February, 2006, a former chemist at Cadbury Schweppes revealed that benzene may be created as part of a chemical reaction during production of soft drinks, particularly those having an orange flavor. Full scale investigations immediately started at the Food and Drug Administration (USA), Food Standards Agency (UK), and in Germany to reveal exactly which amounts of benzene, if any, were present, with several other organizations awaiting their findings. The key ingredients leading to the formation of benzene during production would according to his claims be ascorbic acid (vitamin C) and sodium benzoate (E211). Of equal concern, the chemist told media the soda industry have known of this problem for 15 years, and supports himself with document copies explaining how benzene is a possible byproduct of these ingredients that exist in over a thousand soft drinks. More than extremely small trace amounts found after investigation would be of major concern, as benzene is a very aggressive carcinogen even in small amounts, and may among other things lead to leukemia.

It's fun to play with in the lab, and has some very interesting chemistry. But it is pretty nasty.

Edited March 13, 2006 by clmarsh

[almaty 19]

From Wikipedia:

By far the largest use of benzene is as an intermediate to make other chemicals. The most widely-produced derivatives of benzene are styrene, which is used to make polymers and plastics, phenol for resins and adhesives (via cumene), and cyclohexane, which is used in Nylon manufacture. Smaller amounts of benzene are used to make some types of rubbers, lubricants, dyes, detergents, drugs, explosives and pesticides.

In February, 2006, a former chemist at Cadbury Schweppes revealed that benzene may be created as part of a chemical reaction during production of soft drinks, particularly those having an orange flavor. Full scale investigations immediately started at the Food and Drug Administration (USA), Food Standards Agency (UK), and in Germany to reveal exactly which amounts of benzene, if any, were present, with several other organizations awaiting their findings. The key ingredients leading to the formation of benzene during production would according to his claims be ascorbic acid (vitamin C) and sodium benzoate (E211). Of equal concern, the chemist told media the soda industry have known of this problem for 15 years, and supports himself with document copies explaining how benzene is a possible byproduct of these ingredients that exist in over a thousand soft drinks. More than extremely small trace amounts found after investigation would be of major concern, as benzene is a very aggressive carcinogen even in small amounts, and may among other things lead to leukemia.

It's fun to play with in the lab, and has some very interesting chemistry. But it is pretty nasty.

as always..look at that girl do chemistry.woowee...

[Miranda&James 8]

Everything will eventually give you cancer

i agree....

Even laundrey?

If you're talking about the laundry I THINK you're talking about, then yes, if you start doing your laundry too early (girls) I've heard there is a chance of some cancer up in there!

[almaty 19]

#######?? if that was true, 75% of the high school girls i knew be dead

[ChristinaM 0]

LMAO

Look, I'm a nerd, I like science ok?! I'll really turn you all on and tell you about delocalised electrons and Pi-bonding through the C-C=C ring, if you care that much.....

And "chemistry" can be pretty good fun too

Edited March 13, 2006 by clmarsh

[kc456 0]

The one soda with an HONEST slogan is Jolt--"ALL the sugar and TWICE the caffeine". :lol:

Yeay for truth in advertizing! (Well, it's not actually sugar, but high-fructose corn syrup, which is nasty.)

[Satisfaction 1]

LMAO

Look, I'm a nerd, I like science ok?! I'll really turn you all on and tell you about delocalised electrons and Pi-bonding through the C-C=C ring, if you care that much.....

And "chemistry" can be pretty good fun too

Sound interesting. What do you think about benzene?

I don't know about "delocalised electrons", but I know about localised neocons, and they're pretty bad too. Can you make them disappear, chemically speaking?