Benzene in soft drinks been filed by a group of parents in the Superior Court of the District of Columbia. The two companies, Zone Brands Inc., maker of "BellyWashers" products, and TalkingRain Beverage Co., denied that their products were harmful, but agreed to change the ingredients in their drinks. Coca-Cola announced that it would be phasing out sodium benzoate from many of its drinks, but not Fanta and Sprite. As of August 2012, Coca Cola Zero and Barq's root beer still contains benzoate (added as potassium salt and sodium salt respectively). A Belgian study found that plastic packaging may play an important role in
The Bird That Drinks Blood That Drinks Tears" is inhabited by four chosen people, four races with their own deity - humans, nagas, lekons and dokkebis. After "The Bird That Drinks Tears" and "The Bird That Drinks Blood", some readers wonder and hope that Lee would write the Bird series as a full tetralogy, because of an old tale told by the legendary Kitalger Hunters in "The Bird That Drinks Tears": <br> <br> One part of the tale about the other two birds are told in "The Bird That Drinks Blood": <br> Lee's fans voice their hopes online that Lee would at least write "The