Sodium Benzoate

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Latest and greatest – what Sephora has in store for 2010  -  05 Jan 2010
Titanium Dioxide, Sodium Benzoate, Sodium Saccharin, Vaccinium Macrocarpon (Cranberry) Fruit Extract, Valeriana Officinalis Root Extract*. ... Truth In Aging (blog)

Medicis to Present at Goldman Sachs Healthcare Conference  -  ‎Jan 4, 2010‎
AMMONUL(R) (sodium phenylacetate and sodium benzoate) Injection 10%/10%, BUPHENYL(R) (sodium phenylbutyrate) Tablets and Powder, the LIPOSONIX(TM)(1) ... CNNMoney.com (press release)

Carcinogens found in instant porridge  -  ‎Dec 22, 2009‎
Sodium benzoate is a food preservative alleged to be carcinogenic at high concentrations. The US Federal Drug Administration limits its use to 0.1 per cent ... Viet Nam News

Forbidden chemicals in found in HCMC children's rice gruel  -  ‎Dec 24, 2009‎
Unlisted as an additive to rice gruel, sodium benzoate was found in Cay Thi beef gruel produced by Anh Kim Company and three products by Nang Huong Company ... Thanh Nien Daily

Hanoi to inspect rice gruel after southern scandal  -  ‎Dec 17, 2009‎
Tests in HCMC in late November showed that all the samples taken by the local health department contained sodium benzoate, which helps keep the gruel from ... Thanh Nien Daily

Ditch dressings with preservatives and make your own  -  ‎Dec 30, 2009‎
Here is an example of what consumers can expect to find in the products: xanthan gum, potassium sorbate, sodium benzoate and calcium disodium edta. ... The Canadian Press

Food Dyes: Safe or Scary?  -  ‎Dec 30, 2009‎
Artificial Colorings: Two British studies have found that artificial food dyes, in tandem with the preservative sodium benzoate, cause hyperactivity and ... ParentDish (blog)

Salts are not the same  -  ‎Dec 12, 2009‎
Processed foods are laced with Sodium Chloride refined salt as well as with other types of sodium, such as sodium benzoate, sodium nitrate, ... postzambia.com

Medicis Reports Third Quarter 2009 Financial Results  -  ‎Nov 4, 2009‎
AMMONUL(R) (sodium phenylacetate and sodium benzoate) Injection 10%/10%, BUPHENYL(R) (sodium phenylbutyrate) Tablets and Powder, the LIPOSONIX(R)(1) ... CNNMoney.com (press release)

Medicis Announces Third Quarter 2009 Conference Call and Webcast  -  ‎Nov 2, 2009‎
AMMONUL(R) (sodium phenylacetate and sodium benzoate) Injection 10%/10%, BUPHENYL(R) (sodium phenylbutyrate) Tablets and Powder, the LIPOSONIX(R)(1) ... Reuters

Is Sisley Supremya worth 750 dollars  -  ‎Nov 9, 2009‎
Sisley has been content to use other preservatives that can have unpleasant side effects such as phenoxyethanol, sodium benzoate and chlorphenesin. ... Truth In Aging (blog)

Get an early taste of Dragon Age  -  ‎Oct 23, 2009‎
...required) list ingredients attached, which included taurine, caffeine, ginseng, elderberry juice, and, of course, sodium benzoate and FD&C Red #40. ... CNET News

EFSA updates safety advice on six food colours  -  ‎Nov 12, 2009‎
...the so-called "Southampton study" - linking certain mixtures of these colours and the preservative sodium benzoate with hyperactivity in children. ... NEWSFOOD.com

Feeding the student body  -  ‎Oct 21, 2009‎
Hydrogenated cottonseed oil, soy lecithin (sounds like a dance-move), mono and diglycerides (sounds like chemistry class), sodium benzoate (sounds like ... RU Daily Targum

When the edge of certainty is close enough  -  ‎Oct 28, 2009‎
...food colors together with the preservative sodium benzoate were associated with an increase in hyperactivity in children from the general population. ... Prevention Action

European authorities update advice on food colours  -  ‎Nov 12, 2009‎
...in 2007 - the so-called “Southampton study� - linking certain mixtures of these colours and the preservative sodium benzoate with hyperactivity in children. Australian Food

Food alert as every additive comes under new suspicion  -  Sep 6, 2007
Some experts believe that action may be taken sooner on colourings than on the preservative sodium benzoate while manufacturers resolve technical ... Times Online

Soft drinks found to have high levels of cancer chemical  -  Mar 2, 2006
Food scientists believe that high levels of benzene may have been produced by the reaction of two commonly used ingredients — sodium benzoate, ... Times Online

E211: New fear over drinks additive  -  May 29, 2007
The substance is known as E211, or sodium benzoate, and the findings of ... For some time, there's been fears about the ability of sodium benzoate to form ... Belfast Telegraph

Why hasn't the additive linked to stunted growth and diabetes been …  -  May 23, 2008
Sodium benzoate is a preservative used mainly to stop soft drinks going mouldy. ... Because it was unclear whether the colourings or sodium benzoate - or ... Daily Mail

Taming Those Tantrums | Article from The Washington Post | HighBeam …  -  Mar 27, 2008
Could you tell me why sodium benzoate is added to so many foods? Sodium benzoate is particularly useful because it prevents ... Incidentally, benzoic acid ... Pay-Per-View - Washington Post - HighBeam Research

Preservatives linked to kids' hyperactivity - Sep. 7, 2007  -  Sep 7, 2007
Sodium benzoate, when combined with various food dyes, such as "sunset yellow" ... The test mixture contained sodium benzoate (E211) mixed with some of the ... CNNMoney.com

Cancer chemical found in drinks  -  Mar 1, 2006
Dozens of high street brands contain both sodium benzoate and ascorbic acid, which can create benzene if mixed, but the British Soft Drinks Association ... BBC News

EU probes Arsenal´s acquisition of chemical manufacturer DSP  -  Aug 8, 2008
Sodium benzoate is used primarily as an antimicrobial preservative in food and soft drinks, but is also used in pharmaceutical products, the automotive ... 央视国际

Benzene scare has soft drinks makers in a fizz  -  Feb 19, 2006
Claims were made that the popular preservative sodium benzoate can, in certain cases, ... Sodium benzoate is widely used in the drinks sector. ... Independent

What to avoid: choices to make when you shop  -  Sep 17, 2007
Sodium benzoate and the colours mentioned in the Southampton University ... Fizzy drinks: Assume that most fizzy drinks contain E211 sodium benzoate and ... Times Online

Coca-Cola to Remove Sodium Benzoate from All Diet Coke in UK by End …  -  May 27, 2008
27 May 2008 - Reports in the British press have recently stated that the Coca-Cola Company is phasing out sodium benzoate (E211) from its soft drinks 'where ... FLEXNEWS

Subtracting the additives  -  Sep 17, 2007
Without sodium benzoate, otherwise known as E211, my lemonade would have gone off ... The cocktails also included the preservative E211 (sodium benzoate). ... Times Online

Coca-Cola and Pepsi respond to benzene claims in China  -  Mar 7, 2006
Industry insiders said that barring water, most soft drinks contain certain levels of sodium benzoate. The core issue is whether the benzene content exceeds ... 新�网

Sodium Benzoate and Sodium Phenylacetate (Systemic ).  -  Oct 27, 2005
Sodium benzoate and sodium phenylacetate (SOE-dee-um BEN-zo-ate and SOE-dee-um fen-ill-AH-seh-tate) combination is used to treat a condition caused by too ... Free with registration - USP DI-Volume II, Advice for the... - AccessMyLibrary.com

Diet Coke to drop additive in DNA damage fear  -  May 26, 2008
Sodium benzoate, also known as E211, is used to stop fizzy drinks going mouldy. ... While sodium benzoate occurs naturally in some fruits, ... Daily Mail

Ammonul (sodium phenylacetate and sodium benzoate) Injection  -  Feb 17, 2005
Indication: Ammonul (sodium phenylacetate and sodium benzoate) injection is indicated as adjunctive therapy for the treatment of acute hyperammonemia and ... Medscape

Food additives linked to hyperactivity in children  -  Sep 6, 2007
Both mixes had the same amount of sodium benzoate. ... In the new study, Mix A comprised 45mg of sodium benzoate and 20mg of artificial food colourings, ... AsiaOne

EU body doubts food additives' impact on children  -  Mar 17, 2008
...findings of the UK study could not be used as a basis for changing the acceptable daily intake (ADI) of the respective food colors or sodium benzoate. ... Reuters

Beverage makers sued over levels of benzene  -  Apr 12, 2006
It is not an ingredient of soft drinks, but can form in those drinks that contain sodium benzoate or potassium benzoate and ascorbic acid, also known as ... Pay-Per-View - Boston Herald - ProQuest Archiver

Food additives could fuel hyperactivity in kids  -  Sep 13, 2007
One of the additives, sodium benzoate, has been linked to cell damage in a previous ... Sodium benzoate is found in Coca-Cola, Pepsi Max and Diet Pepsi, ... Tehran Times

Benzene levels in soft drinks are safe, says FDA  -  Mar 29, 2006
More than 1500 soft drinks containing both sodium benzoate and ascorbic acid or citric acid have been launched across Europe, North America and Latin ... Beverage Daily

Comments on 6Minutes.com.au  -  Feb 7, 2008
Therefore it is necessary to add Sodium benzoate as preservative. ... Furthermore Sodium benzoate is known to cause non-immunological contact reactions ... 6minutes

Sodium benzoate/sodium phenylacetate solution.(FAD actions in brief)(...  -  Apr 1, 2005
Sodium benzoate/sodium phenylacetate solution (Ammonul, Medicis) was approved as an adjunctive therapy for the treatment of acute hyperammonemia and ... Free with registration - Formulary - AccessMyLibrary.com

Silica beauty claims far-fetched  -  Jan 29, 2007
Therefore it is necessary to add Sodium benzoate as preservative. ... Furthermore Sodium benzoate is known to cause non-immunological contact reactions ... 6minutes

… Attempt to Downplay Sodium Benzoate Link to Hyperactivity  -  Jan 4, 2008
...(NaturalNews) In response to a recent study that linked common soft drink additive sodium benzoate to increased hyperactivity in children, the British Soft ... Natural News.com

Sodium Benzoate and Sodium Phenylacetate (Systemic ).( …  -  May 1, 2006
Sodium benzoate and sodium phenylacetate (SOE-dee-um BEN-zo-ate and SOE-dee-um fen-ill-AH-seh-tate) combination is used to treat a condition caused by too ... Free with registration - USP DI-Volume II, Advice for the... - AccessMyLibrary.com

Sodium Benzoate and Sodium Phenylacetate (Systemic ).(Drug overview)  -  Aug 1, 2006
Sodium benzoate and sodium phenylacetate (SOE-dee-um BEN-zo-ate and SOE-dee-um fen-ill-AH-seh-tate) combination is used to treat a condition caused by too ... Free with registration - USP DI-Volume II, Advice for the... - AccessMyLibrary.com

FDA Approvals: Ammonul, VIGIV, TQ-1017  -  Feb 24, 2005
Adverse events reported with sodium phenylacetate/sodium benzoate therapy ... Sodium phenylacetate plus sodium benzoate injection previously received orphan ... Medscape

… Drinks Containing the Additive Sodium Benzoate May Seriously...  -  Jun 7, 2007
Note from Connie: Thanks to my research assistant Jennifer Moore for this enlightening post about the dangers not of sugar but of the sodium benzoate in ... CarbWire.com

DSM sells off sodium benzoate in strategy shift  -  Mar 4, 2008
By Laura Crowley, 04-Mar-2008. Dutch DSM will sell its Special Products unit as it shifts its focus to fast growth and high margins by concentrating on ... FoodNavigator

How bad are additives?  -  Sep 18, 2007
Lists of ingredients such as quinoline yellow, sodium benzoate, ... He says preservatives such as sodium benzoate have a vital function in enabling the food ... NEWS.com.au

Solid (and Liquid) Measuring Tips  -  Dec 21, 2005
The FDA limits the amount of sodium benzoate preservative in foods to 0.1 percent. The amount of spinach in the spinach dip must therefore be less than that ... Washington Post

The Truth About 7 Common Food Additives  -  Dec 23, 2008
Sodium benzoate is a food additive used as a preservative. Sodium benzoate is used in a variety of processed food products and drinks. ... CBS News

FDA re-opens probe into benzene contamination of soft drinks  -  Feb 15, 2006
The problem is caused by two common ingredients - sodium benzoate and ascorbic acid ... More than 1500 soft drink products containing sodium benzoate and ... Beverage Daily

Study links food additives and hyperactivity  -  Sep 10, 2007
...and overactivity) at least into middle childhood." The Lancet study focuses on sodium benzoate, a common preservative, and a variety of colorings. Boston Globe

Benzoate can prevent cavities  -  Dec 7, 2005
In food products, sodium benzoate can be found usually at a 0.1-0.2 percent concentration. Such products as soda, ice cream, fruit salads, margarine, ... Sun.Star

The Truth About 7 Common Food Additives  -  Aug 5, 2008
What it is Sodium benzoate is a food additive used as a preservative. Foods that have it Sodium benzoate is used in a variety of processed food products and ... CBS News

Science Author Claims Sodium Benzoate Is Safe  -  Jun 26, 2007
In May, a new scare, one of many health care issues in the news, erupted over soft drinks because of evidence that an ingredient known as sodium benzoate ... AMonline.com

COCA-COLA LATEST TARGET OF BENZENE LAWSUIT  -  Aug 26, 2006
Separately Friday, Consumer Reports magazine said its own tests of soft drinks that contain vitamin C and sodium benzoate found benzene levels of 2 ppb or ... $2.95 - Wichita Eagle - NewsBank

Week 640: Whassa Motto Wid You?  -  Dec 11, 2005
The preservative sodium benzoate:. There's a doctor up in Austin who's been givin' me some guff, ... I am the very fine preservative sodium benzoate, ... Pay-Per-View - Washington Post - ProQuest Archiver

Benzene: liquid supplements to be tested in US  -  Apr 19, 2006
The problem is caused when two common ingredients - sodium benzoate (a preservative) and ascorbic acid (vitamin C) - are used together. ... NutraIngredients.com

There could be more sugar and preservatives than fruit in your...  -  May 3, 2008
...“Mixing sodium benzoate with ascorbic acid (vitamin C) produces benzene, a proven carcinogen. However, not much has been talked about this aspect,� says ... Indian Express

Do You Care About Your DNA?  -  Jun 4, 2007
SODA ALERT: Sodium benzoate, a preservative used in sodas, has been found to ... Sodium benzoate, a mold inhibiter commonly found in Pepsi, Coke, Sprite, ... Epoch Times Ireland - The Epoch Times Ireland

China joins soft drinks benzene probe  -  Mar 8, 2006
Chinese food safety authorities have been studying the potential for benzene residues to form in soft drinks containing ascorbic acid and sodium benzoate, ... AP-foodtechnology.com

Article: Solid (and Liquid) Measuring Tips - The Washington Post | …  -  Dec 21, 2005
The FDA limits the amount of sodium benzoate preservative in foods to 0.1 percent. The amount of spinach in the spinach dip must therefore be less than that ... Pay-Per-View - Washington Post - HighBeam Research

Beware of margarine molecule myth  -  Oct 13, 2007
Sodium benzoate, a common preservative, can trigger Parkinson's disease. ... Sodium benzoate has been a controversial preservative ever since Harvey Wiley's ... Canada.com

Article: Coca-Cola to phase out use of controversial additive after...  -  May 25, 2008
Soft-drink giant to do away with sodium benzoate 'where technically possible', in the wake of 'IoS' story that highlight... Pay-Per-View - Independent on Sunday - HighBeam Research

Heat tests key for benzene in soft drinks  -  Apr 11, 2006
Redman told BeverageDaily.com that soft drinks firms reformulated drinks in 1990, mainly by adjusting the levels of sodium benzoate and ascorbic acid, ... Beverage Daily

Industry acting ahead of hyperactivity fears - expert  -  Sep 6, 2007
While potassium sorbate is slightly more expensive than sodium benzoate, ... He added the reaction of soft drinks producers to sodium benzoate reflected a ... FoodProductionDaily.com

Food Product Design: Applications - June 2005 - To Preserve and...  -  Jun 1, 2005
Sodium benzoate salt forms benzoic acid -- the antimicrobial agent found naturally ... Product designers prefer sodium benzoate to benzoic acid in many food ... Food Product Design

Do food dyes affect kids' behavior?  -  Oct 13, 2008
During the next three weeks, the children received either drinks containing artificial yellow and red colorings and soda preservative sodium benzoate, ... Los Angeles Times

Caution: Some soft drinks may seriously harm your health  -  May 27, 2007
Concerns centre on the safety of E211, known as sodium benzoate, ... Sodium benzoate has already been the subject of concern about cancer because when mixed ... Irish Independent

Chemical additives have once again been linked to hyperactivity in …  -  Jun 10, 2007
E211 -- sodium benzoate: Piper discovered that E211, commonly found in soft ... A review by the WHO in 2000 into sodium benzoate reported a vast number of ... Taipei Times - Taipei Times

Coca-Cola settles lawsuits over benzene  -  May 14, 2007
Benzene can form in soft drinks containing vitamin C, also called ascorbic acid, and either sodium benzoate or potassium benzoate. ... msnbc.com

Records Show the FDA Has Not Been Forthright On the Issue of Benzene ...  -  Apr 9, 2006
Sodium benzoate (a preservative added to extend shelf-life by killing bacteria under acidic conditions) and ascorbic acid (vitamin C – artificially added ... Newsinferno.com

How shoppers 'are blinded by shoddy science of firms'  -  Oct 11, 2007
Pret a Manger says it avoids compounds such as sodium benzoate and minimises use of ... However sodium benzoate occurs naturally in apples and cranberries, ... Daily Mail

Alarm bells over sodium benzoate.(news)(Brief article)  -  Jun 2, 2007
A study highlighting the dangers of sodium benzoate has put further pressure on the industry to reformulate products. Research from Sheffield University ... $4.95 - Grocer - ECNext

Herb blend sold as sodium benzoate alternative  -  Nov 26, 2007
By Jess Halliday, 26-Nov-2007. A blend of native Australian herbs with synergistic preservative qualities could prove a natural alternative to sodium ... FoodNavigator

Cancer chemical in soft drinks  -  Oct 8, 2008
Campaign groups have called for sodium benzoate to be withdrawn as a preservative, pointing out that some affected products are marketed as health drinks. guardian.co.uk

Project Denver and the Soft Drink Industry's Benzene Problem  -  Dec 1, 2005
Uploaded internal documents from a soda company explain the tendency of benzene to form from the combination of sodium benzoate and ascorbic acid absent ... indybay.org

Jaw-dropping effects of nail-biting; additives and ADD  -  Jun 1, 2008
And Coca-Cola is phasing out sodium benzoate from Diet Coke. ... Sodium benzoate will be removed only from Coke products sold in Britain, according to ... Pay-Per-View - Chicago Tribune - ProQuest Archiver

Article: New link betweenE-numbers and hyperactivity - The Independent...  -  Sep 6, 2007
Sodium Benzoate Sodium benzoate, sometimes also called benzoate of soda, ... Sodium benzoate can be made by chemically combining sodium hydroxide with ... Pay-Per-View - Independent - London - HighBeam Research

A colourful panic about food additives  -  Apr 14, 2008
For example, food scarists have been campaigning against sodium benzoate for ... Stevenson et al claim that the mixtures of additives and sodium benzoate ... Spiked

Comments on: China Halts Imports Of Much US Meat - CBS News  -  Jul 15, 2007
When exposed to heat or vitamin C(which is found in all fruits and vegetables), sodium benzoate can become benzene which is a highly carcinogenic substance. ... CBS News

… Herbs Could Replace Dangerous Sodium Benzoate in Foods, Beverages  -  May 14, 2008
...(NaturalNews) An inventor has developed a blend of native Australian herbs that he says functions as an effective preservative for foods and beverages, ... Natural News.com

Article: Study questions safety of beverage preservative.(News...  -  Jun 18, 2007
Benzene is formed when sodium benzoate, which is used to kill off bacteria in soft drinks and ... Southampton University study, but not on sodium benzoate. ... Pay-Per-View - Food & Drink Weekly - HighBeam Research

Article: New link betweenE-numbers and hyperactivity - The Independent...  -  Sep 6, 2007
Sodium benzoate is made from benzoic acid and sodium . ... Among which the producing sodium benzoate facility with capacity of 30 thousand ... ... Pay-Per-View - Independent - London - HighBeam Research

Article: Pure hype - The Independent - London | HighBeam Research - …  -  Jul 15, 2008
Sodium benzoate is made from benzoic acid and sodium . ... Among which the producing sodium benzoate facility with capacity of 30 thousand ... ... Pay-Per-View - Independent - London - HighBeam Research

… Code of Federal Regulations - 21 CFR § 184.1733 Sodium benzoate.  -  Jul 11, 2006
...(a) Sodium benzoate is the chemical benzoate of soda (C 7 H 5 NaO 2 ), produced by the neutralization of benzoic acid with sodium bicarbonate, ... Pay-Per-View - United States Code of Federal Regulation... - Loislaw

5 Drink Firms to Reduce Harmful Chemicals  -  Aug 31, 2007
Studies showed sodium benzoate can cause cirrhosis, Parkinson's disease and even cancer. Coal-tar colors can cause asthma and cancer and reduce the ... Korea Times

ALWAYS READ THE LABEL  -  Apr 12, 2008
Half were given drinks with artificial food coloring and sodium benzoate, ... WHAT IS SODIUM BENZOATE? A preservative found in acidic foods like salad ... Pay-Per-View - Daily Press - ProQuest Archiver

Article: ENERGY HIGH - The Record (Bergen County, NJ) | HighBeam …  -  Feb 13, 2007
Ingredients: Carbonated water, high-fructose corn syrup, citric acid, natural flavor, orange juice concentrate, guarana seed extract, sodium benzoate, ... Pay-Per-View - The Record - HighBeam Research

Caustic Soda: The Need To Test For Benzene  -  Sep 25, 2005
In 1990, the industry was stunned to learn that sodium benzoate, used widely as an artificial preservative, interacted with ascorbic acid to form benzene, ... globalpolitician.com

The benzene trail  -  Mar 6, 2006
The UK's FSA actually checked foods to monitor sodium benzoate content last ... Product lists show more than 1500 soft drinks containing sodium benzoate and ... FoodQualityNews.com

Action on controversial additive needed  -  May 28, 2007
The Green Party says its time the Government took urgent action to reduce children's exposure to controversial additives like sodium benzoate, ... scoop.co.nz

FDA issues first statement on benzene in soft drinks  -  Apr 14, 2006
The suspected source of the benzene is two common ingredients in the drink - sodium benzoate and ascorbic acid (vitamin C). ... Beverage Daily

Coca-Cola tests soft drinks for benzene  -  Mar 20, 2006
But, the potential for sodium benzoate and ascorbic acid to cause benzene in drinks was never announced to the public. And, the return of the problem, ... FoodProductionDaily.com

EFSA to speed up review of colours from hyperactive kids study  -  Sep 28, 2007
In particular, sodium benzoate plays a crucial preservative role in drinks ... However the particular colours and sodium benzoate were chosen because they ... FoodNavigator-USA

… Code of Federal Regulations - 21 CFR § 582.3733 Sodium benzoate.  -  Jul 11, 2006
21 C.F.R. § 582.3733 Sodium benzoate. (a) Product. Sodium benzoate. (b) Tolerance. This substance is generally recognized as safe for use at a level not ... Pay-Per-View - United States Code of Federal Regulation... - Loislaw

China's quality watchdog affirms soft drinks in China are safe  -  Mar 14, 2006
Recent media reports said there are small amounts of benzene in some soft drinks which contain Vitamine C and sodium benzoate,and the soft drinks of world's ... People's Daily Online

FDA names and shames over benzene in soft drinks  -  May 22, 2006
Glen Lawrence, a scientist who helped the FDA understand the chemical reaction in drinks back then, agreed that sodium benzoate and vitamin C should not be ... FoodNavigator-USA

An 'Elegant' Idea Proves Its Worth 25 Years Later.  -  May 30, 2007
The effectiveness of sodium phenylacetate and sodium benzoate, two chemicals the body already makes to carry nitrogen for disposal in urine "just knocked my ... Free with registration - Ascribe Higher Education News Service - AccessMyLibrary.com

What's in my...? Reading Diet Coke label can feel like chemistry...  -  Oct 10, 2006
Fast facts: Alternative forms of benzoic acid include sodium benzoate, ... Potassium benzoate has an advantage over sodium benzoate because a number of ... Free with registration - The Columbian - AccessMyLibrary.com

UK Child Hyperactivity Study Prompts Confectionery Firms to Remove …  -  Sep 13, 2007
Besides the preservative sodium benzoate (E211), the artificial colours tested ... Sodium benzoate (E211) made the news in May 2007 when a professor at the ... FLEXNEWS

Mimicking Body's Natural 'Waste Disposal' Chemistry Saves Children …  -  May 31, 2007
The effectiveness of sodium phenylacetate and sodium benzoate, two chemicals the body already makes to carry nitrogen for disposal in urine "just knocked my ... sciencedaily.com

Digital Chosunilbo (English Edition) : Daily News in English About...  -  Apr 3, 2006
...“We decided to stop adding two red and two yellow food colorings as well as sodium hydrosulfite, sodium benzoate and monosodium glutamate (MSG) in all ... 조선�보 - 조선�보(�문�)

Fear Lurks in My Cupboard  -  Sep 25, 2007
Sodium benzoate is ubiquitous. It's in the lime juice we use for cooking, the tonic water, the oriental chicken marinade, even the hummus. ... New York Times

EU body doubts food additives' impact on children  -  Mar 14, 2008
...findings of the UK study could not be used as a basis for changing the acceptable daily intake (ADI) of the respective food colors or sodium benzoate. ... Reuters UK

A child would have to drink 10,000 bottles in their lifetime to truly...  -  Jan 19, 2007
The anxiety, such as it is, is that the combination of sodium benzoate, a preservative added to many beverages including fizzy drinks, with the usually ... Times Online

Pepsi and others settle benzene lawsuit  -  Jul 13, 2007
More than 1500 soft drinks containing a combination of sodium benzoate and ascorbic acid or citric acid have been launched across Europe, North America and ... Beverage Daily

Benzene levels in soft drinks are safe: DOH  -  May 31, 2007
Levels in soft drinks of sodium benzoate, a preservative used to prevent the growth ... The use of sodium benzoate in drinks is so far limited to less than ... China Post

Food agency calls for ban on six artificial colours  -  Apr 11, 2008
These colours and the preservative sodium benzoate (E211) were linked to ... The board decided to take no action on sodium benzoate because it was "a ... Belfast Telegraph

Food additives 'probably here to stay': expert  -  Mar 3, 2008
Mix A contained sunset yellow (E110), tartrazine (E102), carmoisine (E122), ponceau 4R (E124) and sodium benzoate (E211). This same mix was used in an ... FoodNavigator-USA

Florida Administrative Code - 20-64.021 Water Extracted Soluble Fruit...  -  Jul 5, 2005
When the water extracted soluble fruit solids are stored in barrels, the sodium benzoate shall be added at the time of initial manufacture and prior to ... Pay-Per-View - Florida Administrative Code - Loislaw

FDA Backs Off Denial of Low Benzene Levels in Soda  -  Apr 6, 2006
Caution patients that evidence suggest benzene may form when beverages containing both vitamin C (ascorbic acid) and the preservatives sodium benzoate ... MedPage Today

EU Commission Opens In-Depth Investigation into Arsenal's Proposed …  -  Jul 8, 2008
Sodium benzoate is used primarily as an antimicrobial preservative in food and ... Benzoic acid is the main input for the production of sodium benzoate and ... FLEXNEWS

E numbers: the food industry shows its true colours.(Food additives)...  -  Oct 1, 2007
Each mixture contained four colours plus sodium benzoate and was intended to represent the type of colour additive content found in foods and drinks aimed ... Pay-Per-View - Food Engineering & Ingredients - HighBeam Research

UK: Benzoates in soft drinks within safe limits - FSA  -  Dec 10, 2008
Benzoates, and particularly sodium benzoate, have been at the centre of several ... Sodium benzoate was revealed to contribute to the formation of small ... just-drinks.com - just-drinks.com (subscription)

Canada finds benzene in 20pc of drinks surveyed  -  Jun 13, 2006
...of ascorbic acid combines with either sodium benzoate or potassium benzoate, which are common preservatives used to prevent bacteria growth in drinks. ... FoodProductionDaily.com

Medicis Announces FDA Approval of AMMONUL for Urea Cycle Disorder.  -  Feb 18, 2005
AMMONUL(R) is the only prescription drug available with the proven combination of 10% sodium phenylacetate and 10% sodium benzoate. ... Free with registration - Business Wire - AccessMyLibrary.com





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