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Class action suits are reportedly filed in three states against Kraft Foods, after findings that some batches of its Crystal Light Sunrise Classic Orange drink contained over 14 times the legal limit of benzene, a known cause of cancer. 
 
Other companies involved in similar lawsuits are PepsiCo, In Zone Brands, Polar Beverages, Talking Rain Beverage Company and John Doe. 
 
Certain preservatives can react with added Vitamin C in the drink to form benzene; this has been known since 1990. Kraft, which is owned by the Philip Morris group, claims that it has reformulated the drink. 
 

Kraft sued over benzene in soft drink

FoodNavigator-USA - 5/24/2006 9:34 AM

Lawyers have filed class action lawsuits against Kraft Foods in Massachusetts, Florida and reportedly California.
 
The actions come after the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) said it had found batches of Kraft's Crystal Light Sunrise Classic Orange drink contaminated with benzene at more than 14 times America's legal limit for benzene in drinking water. Independent lab tests have also found a Crystal Light drink with benzene above the water limit.
 
Benzene is a known carcinogen.
 
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