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Soft drink benzene settlement reached
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CommentWASHINGTON -- Two soft drink makers have stopped using ingredients that can form cancer-causing benzene, according to a proposed lawsuit settlement.
Parents sued Atlanta-based In Zone Brands Inc., maker of BellyWashers, and Preston, Wash.-based TalkingRain Beverage Co., over drinks containing benzene, which is linked to leukemia.
Parents sued Atlanta-based In Zone Brands Inc., maker of BellyWashers, and Preston, Wash.-based TalkingRain Beverage Co., over drinks containing benzene, which is linked to leukemia.
In documents filed in District of Columbia Superior Court, the companies and the parents agreed to settle the dispute. The drink makers denied that their products caused any harm. But they agreed in April and May to change their ingredients, after the suit was filed. They also agreed to refund or replace drinks made before the switch in ingredients.
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