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
European Drinks & Foods Other successful brands include the "Izvorul Minunilor" mineral water and the "Bürger" beer. European Drinks & Foods also owns an agribusiness division "Westgrain" which owns nearly 8,700 ha of arable land in the Bihor County located in north-western Romania. In 2011 Westgrain sold a grain silo with a 44,000 tonne capacity located on the Danube river near Drobeta-Turnu Severin, Mehedinți County, Romania to the US based trading giant Cargill for an undisclosed fee. European Drinks & Foods European Drinks & Foods is one of the largest Romanian food companies located in Ştei, Bihor County. The holding is formed by several