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> In the Netherlands, where I live[...] Why is Coca Cola allowed > to sell their beverages (e.g. by the FDA) when there are "secret > ingredients" It s
by avar 9y ago
> In the Netherlands, where I live[...] Why is Coca Cola allowed
> to sell their beverages (e.g. by the FDA) when there are "secret
> ingredients"
It seems like you're implying that because Coca-Cola is an American
product they can get away with this, but if it were manufactured in
The Netherlands or the EU they couldn't.
That's not true. The exact same thing applies to food products
manufactured or sold in the EU. Food labels aren't required to
exhaustively list everything that goes into the product, or to
publicly document the process by which the product is made.
Edit: I know Coca-Cola is manufactured outside the US, but I don't know if it's from scratch. I have a friend who used to work at the Coca-Cola plant in Iceland, and all they did was mix sugar, water and some nondescript "goo" they got shipped from abroad and carbonated it. So what went into the "goo" wasn't local knowledge.
- erric 9y agoI do find it interesting that in the Netherlands, and likely the EU, beer has an ingredients list.
- avar 9y agoBeer in The Netherlands just declares how much fat (thereof saturated), carbohydrates (thereof sugars), protein and salt it contains. That's exactly analogous to Coke. Basic nutritional information that doesn't cover trace chemicals or the brewing process.
- naskwo 9y agoThat's not was I meant to imply. What I meant was that consumers are more and more conscious of what exactly they are eating and drinking. Indeed, there are no ingredients listed on wine either. It's not 100% grape juice. Various types of yeast and sulfur are added, and likely other ingredients. Given that the whole world has pushed hard on anti-tobacco (rightfully so IMHO), and has shown beyond doubt that (known) additives are carcinogenic, I find it odd that Coca Cola is not more explicit about the exact composition of their drink.