Cancer-causing benzene is still used in high amounts in some drinks.

According to the research results of scientists from the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA), 9% of the 199 types of beverage tested are concentrated. The benzene level is higher than the 5-billion Benzene concentration standard (ppb) of the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

The researchers say which products contain higher concentrations of benzene than EPA standards will be revised by manufacturers to make or remove benzene. The researchers said there was one

The latest research shows that the cancer-causing benzene is still used in high concentrations in some drinks (Photo: American Chemical Association).

The product has been suspended from production. The concentration of benzene in products subject to adjustment will be 1.1 ppb or lower. About 71% of tested products have benzene concentrations less than 1 ppb. Based on the results of the inspection and the activities of the beverage processing industry, FDA confirmed that the concentration of benzene found in beverage products did not create consumer sentiment.

Researcher Patricia Nyman of FDA and his colleagues pointed out that benzene levels can be formed at billionth levels in some beverages that contain food preservatives, benzoate salts and ascorbic acid. (Vitamin C).

In the early 1990s, the US beverage processing industry discovered benzene in a number of drinks and adjusted the recipe for those products. In 2005, benzene was discovered in some soft drinks because new manufacturers were not aware of this problem. Some manufacturers have added Vitamin C to their drinks to meet consumers' demand for health products.

The study found that recipes, shelf life and storage conditions were the main factors affecting benzene formation. The report also mentions an internal determination of the analytical method to identify FDA benzene in soft drinks.

Uyen Nhi