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
Lion Dairy & Drinks Lion Dairy & Drinks Lion Dairy & Drinks (LD&D Milk Pty Ltd and LD&D Foods Pty Ltd) formerly known as "National Foods", is a major dairy company in Australia, a subsidiary of parent Kirin Company of Japan. LD&D's factories (which carry the "Pura" branding) are located at: These sites are also printed on the back of all fresh milk bottles in VIC, SA & WA respectively. It specialises in dairy food and juice, with core activities in milk, yoghurt, cream, dairy desserts, juice and specialty cheese. National Foods was created by the Adelaide Steamship Company in 1991 by amalgamating several