Flashback Friday: Which Has More Caramel Coloring Carcinogens - Coke or Pepsi?
Channel: NutritionFacts.org
Date: 2021-10-29

How many cola cancer cases are estimated to be caused by Coke and Pepsi in New York versus California, where a carcinogen labeling law (Prop 65) exists?

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Prop 65 is lambasted by vested interests, but as this video shows, it may push manufacturers to make their products less carcinogenic. Other Prop 65 videos include:
• Heavy Metals in Protein Powder Supplements (https://nutritionfacts.org/video/heavy-metals-in-protein-powder-supplements/)
• Nutritional Yeast to Prevent the Common Cold (https://nutritionfacts.org/video/nutritional-yeast-to-prevent-the-common-cold/)
• Lead Contamination of Tea (https://nutritionfacts.org/video/lead-contamination-of-tea/)

For more background on caramel coloring, see my previous video: Is Caramel Color Carcinogenic? (https://nutritionfacts.org/video/is-caramel-color-carcinogenic/).

There are other soda additives that are potentially toxic too. See my three-part series on phosphates:
• Phosphate Additives in Meat Purge and Cola (https://nutritionfacts.org/video/phosphate-additives-in-meat-purge-and-cola/)
• Phosphate Additives in Chicken (https://nutritionfacts.org/video/phosphate-additives-in-chicken/)
• How to Avoid Phosphate Additives (https://nutritionfacts.org/video/how-to-avoid-phosphate-additives/)

There are other coloring agents that are less than healthy: Artificial Food Colors and ADHD (https://nutritionfacts.org/video/artificial-food-colors-and-adhd/), and Seeing Red No. 3: Coloring to Dye For (https://nutritionfacts.org/video/seeing-red-no-3-coloring-to-dye-for/).

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