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 Tears Drinks Blood", and is entwined with many of the themes that run through two series. Because of this riddle, many people expect that Lee Yeongdo will write two more sequels to this Bird series, "The Bird That Drinks Poison" and "The Bird That Drinks Water". However, Lee Yeongdo has not yet confirmed this rumour and whether he would actually continue to finish all four birds is still unknown. The Bird That Drinks Tears The Bird That Drinks Tears (; abbreviated as ) is a series of Korean fantasy novels by Lee Yeongdo. A rare example of the genre Korean Fantasy,