I learned about this after running into a guy in a Potassium Sorbate company in China. They are gradually taking over the market for potassium/sodium benzoate i

I learned about this after running into a guy in a Potassium Sorbate company in China. They are gradually taking over the market for potassium/sodium benzoate in soft drinks. There has even been some controversy over how Pepsi/Coke has been taking it out of western industrialized countries due to health concerns while keeping it in poorer countries.