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
Innocent Drinks winter months. Innocent reports that 6 million hats have been knitted and they have been able to raise over 1.9 million pounds for charities like Age UK. Innocent provided 2 years of funding for The Trussell Trust's Holiday Clubs project, that provides meals, activities, and learning opportunities to families during school holidays, with the goal of reducing hunger and isolation. In October 2016 Innocent foundation joined Oxfam's Emergency Response Network, a disaster relief fund for emergency support during a crisis. Innocent's products have been promoted as a healthy option. However, a 250 ml bottle of ‘Innocent Smoothie’ contains 171 kcal