Drinking soda can give you cavities and cause you to gain weight. But drinking PepsiCo’s namesake beverage could also give you cancer. The beverage and snack giant is still using a coloring additive that contains a chemical linked to cancer in rodents, a year after Pepsi said it would remove the chemical a year ago.
Key Takeaways:
- High-fructose corn syrup isn’t the only ingredient found in sodas that consumers should be concerned about. Pepsi and other sodas contain a toxic byproduct known as 4-Methylimidazole, or 4-MEI for short, that may be increasing your cancer risks.
- Pepsi has come under fire for violations of California’s Proposition 65 in relation to 4-MEI. The Center for Environmental Health even filed a complaint against the beverage giant in 2013 due to their violations.
- Pepsi has since paid the organization some $385,000 and provided them with updates on product compliance, and a settlement was reached in 2015.
“Pepsi and other sodas contain a toxic byproduct known as 4-Methylimidazole, or 4-MEI for short, that may be increasing your cancer risks.”