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All cola drinks - not only the most popular on the market - are not the best from a nutritional standpoint. Too sweet, fizzy and calories. Not to mention the proprietà corrosive , un pericolo pubblico per lo smalto dei denti. Ma c’è di più: sugli additivi usati ­ insieme con la cola, l’acqua e lo sciroppo di mais ­ per dare il tipico aroma e il caratteristico colore bruno a queste bevande, pende un’accusa ancora più pesante. Quella di essere cancerogeni. Il colorante chimico al caramello. La denuncia arriva da Center for Science in the Public Interest (Cspi), un’associazione statunitense che si occupa di salute pubblica: con una richiesta ufficiale alla Food and Drugs Administration, ha invitato il Governo Usa a vietare l’uso di un additivo tipico delle bibite alla cola, il colorante al caramello. Secondo la Cspi, questo colorante ­ che, nonostante il nome, non ha nulla a che vedere con il caramello vero e proprio ­ si ottiene facendo reagire lo zucchero di mais con ammoniaca e solfiti ad alta pressione e ad alte temperature. Un processo che porta a sprigionare il 2-metilimidazolo (2-MEI) e il 4-metilimidazolo (4-MEI), due composti chimici che studi di laboratorio hanno collegato al cancro del polmone, del fegato e della tiroide. Come ha spiegato il direttore esecutivo del Cspi, Michael Jacobson, "si tratta di un rischio di tumore minimo, ma significativo abbastanza perché l’autorità governativa che si occupa della salute pubblica intervenga in merito". Due sostanze pericoloseL’accusa del Cspi è suffragata Important clinical studies. In 2007, the U.S. National Toxicology Program identified in one of the two substances under fire - particularly the four-MEI - a carcinogen for lung cancer. According to regulations on food safety in force in California, 16 micrograms per day of this drug significantly increases the risk of cancer in humans, whereas a can of cola beverage contains 130 micrograms (ie almost 10 times more than the limit safety), risk to health is more than evident. To cope with this situation, the CSPI has asked the prohibition of using these substances in the drinks and food in general or, alternatively, to indicate the label any form of warning to the defense of consumatori.La producers "wholly false" The American Association of producers of beverages industry has firmly rejected the accusations. In a statement, denies that the two accused of being carcinogenic substances are actually harmful to health: "In no country in the world have banned or considered to be carcinogenic, even the FDA recognizes them as such. The CSPI's request is not more than a way to scare consumers unnecessarily. " From Coca-Cola Company, another dry statement of denial with a lot of clarification: "The substance that is claimed to be a carcinogen, is formed in fact normally in browning reactions during cooking, in the kitchen every day. "Assobibe the same position also Italian, which ruled that all the ingredients of the market in our country violate food safety rules laid down in Italy, Europe and the world. Interested issues related to drink? See also:
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