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 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 Christian Eriksen and UCPH professor Jens Bangsbo. The first products were launched in 2015 through Danish 7 eleven stores and sold out in two days. STATE energy drinks were introduced in Sweden and Finland in May 2017. STATE contains Isomaltulose which is digested more slowly and steadily