PepsiCo and several other soft drink manufacturers have agreed to a settlement in a lawsuit brought against the companies alleging their products contained cancer-causing benzene.
The companies said they have agreed to reformulate - or have already reformulated - the drinks to make sure the ingredients they contain will not form benzene. The companies also agreed to give consumers a replacement for any products that were made before the reformulation date.
The class action suit was brought in the US and demanded that the beverage makers
remove the drinks from store shelves, reformulate their products, and offer refunds to customers.
The settlement involves PepsiCo, Sunny Delight Beverages Co., Rockstar Inc., Polar Beverages Inc. and Shasta Beverages Inc., according to Forbes magazine.
Coca-Cola, which was originally part of the suit, settled in May and offered replacement drinks, and reformulated the affected products.
The suit alleged that PepsiCo's Diet Wild Cherry drink had benzene levels nearly four times the maximum level of five parts per billion set by the Environmental Protection Agency for benzene in drinking water.
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