Coca-Cola to stop giving children Parkinson's disease, liver damage.

In response to my earlier blog post about the dangers of Diet Coke—or more realistically, recent charges that Sodium Benzoate is altering the DNA of children—the Coca-Cola Company has finally decided to remove this "taste-protecting" substance from all their sodas, including Fanta, Dr. Pepper, Sprite and Diet Coke (although not regular Coke). Turns out that E211, as it's known, turns off certain genes in developing children, potentially leading to Parkinson's and cirrhosis of the liver.

Thanks, mega-global-beverage-corp! How long have you been sitting on THAT information? Hey, you only introduced Diet Coke in 1985—it's not as if twenty-three years is sufficient time to test an edible product that you're shipping all over the globe, is it?

Actually, yes it is.

Way to go, rocket scientists.