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
State Drinks than other types of sugar. Other ingredients are caffeine, taurine and B6 and B12 vitamines. STATE is sold through 7-Eleven, OK, Q8, Fitness World, Normal and several other stores. It is also available online from the company website. STATE Drinks is promoted by a number of ambassadors: State Drinks 'STATE Drinks' is a Danish beverage company which produces energy drinks. The company is based at Hauser Plads in Copenhagen. STATE Drinks was founded at the initiative of former semi-professional footballer Jon Andersen and Kim Have in collaboration with a group of 11 investors. Among the investors are professional Danish footballer