A debated food preservative, sodium benzoate is also added to some medications and cosmetics. The WHO has set an acceptable daily intake (ADI), and the FDA allows for a small concentration in foods ...

Reality TV star Bethenny Frankel’s Skinnygirl Margarita was recently yanked from the shelves of Whole Foods markets for purportedly having a non-natural preservative thought to be sodium benzoate.

Ketchups and dips may enhance meals but could pose health risks due to sodium benzoate, a preservative that can form benzene under certain conditions. Benzene is linked to cancer. Regulatory bodies ...

New York, June 01, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Reportlinker.com announces the release of the report "Sodium Benzoate Global Market Report 2023" - https://www ...

Pickles. Either you love them, or you're taking them out of your sandwich and dropping them on your pickle-loving neighbor's plate. If you are a member of the former group, it's likely there's always ...

In recent checks by the Food and Safety Department, 10 out of 32 cake samples were found unsafe, and legal proceedings were ...

Sodium benzoate, a common food preservative, can form benzene, a carcinogen, when combined with vitamin C under heat and prolonged storage. This interaction poses a cumulative risk, particularly in ...

A blend of native Australian herbs with synergistic preservative qualities could prove a natural alternative to sodium benzoate in beverages, claims its inventor. Against a broad industry backdrop ...