Drinks Americas it was announced that former Coca-Cola executive Shaun B. Higgins will serve in an advisory capacity to the firm. Drinks Americas Drinks Americas () is a beverage distribution company based out of Wilton, Connecticut. Drinks Americas Holdings, Ltd., develops, owns, markets, and internationally distributes alcoholic and non-alcoholic beverages associated with celebrities. The company's non-alcoholic brands include the distribution of Paul Newman's Own Lightly Sparkling Fruit Juice Drinks, Flavored Waters, and Teas. Besides the products below, Drinks Americas also owns and distributes Damiana Liqueur and Aguila Tequila from Mexico, Cohete Rum Guarana from Panama, Willie Nelson's Old Whiskey River Bourbon and
Benzene in soft drinks abstraction by the hydroxyl radical, which itself is produced by the Cu-catalysed reduction of dioxygen by ascorbic acid: Other factors that affect the formation of benzene are heat and light. Storing soft drinks in warm conditions speeds up the formation of benzene. Calcium disodium EDTA and sugars have been shown to inhibit benzene production in soft drinks. The International Council of Beverages Associations (ICBA) has produced advice to prevent or minimize benzene formation. Various authorities have set limits on benzene content in drinking water. The following limits are given in parts per billion (ppb; μg/kg). The EPA and California have