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
Innocent Drinks In 2015 Action Against Hunger and the innocent foundation partnered to help improve the treatment of malnutrition in Mali and Pakistan. The efforts include mobilizing health workers to diagnose and treat children at home, instead of expecting parents to walk long distances to the nearest clinic. The duo hopes to change how these governments tackle the situation. In 2003 Innocent began a project called the Big Knit. The company asked individuals to knit small hats to put on their smoothies. For each smoothie sold Innocent stated they would donate 25p to Age UK to help older people during the cold