date:Aug 23, 2012
necessary, we will take action in this regard,said K. Chandramouli, chairperson at the FSSAI.
The colouring ingredient was added by California to its carcinogens list after a study showed the chemical is linked to cancer in mice and rats.
However, according to the US Food and Drug Administration, a person would have to drink more than 1,000 cans of a carbonated drink a day to take in the same dose of the carcinogen that was given to the animals in the lab test.
PepsiCo and Coca-Cola, which a