Atlanta based Coca-Cola is facing a ban in Venezuela. The country is shunning the product Coca-Cola Zero because they say it contains an artificial sweetener allegedly harmful to the health. Venezuela’s health ministry said in a statement tests show the no calorie soft drink contains sodium cyclamate.
The US prohibits the use of cyclamates in human food because of health safety concerns.
Coca-Cola Company's use of the sweetener in Coca-Cola Zero has met with resistance elsewhere in Latin America.
A spokesperson for the company's local affiliate says Coca-Cola Zero in Venezuela does not contain the sweetener or any other harmful ingredients, but they’re complying with the order to halt production.
(Associated Press)
The US prohibits the use of cyclamates in human food because of health safety concerns.
Coca-Cola Company's use of the sweetener in Coca-Cola Zero has met with resistance elsewhere in Latin America.
A spokesperson for the company's local affiliate says Coca-Cola Zero in Venezuela does not contain the sweetener or any other harmful ingredients, but they’re complying with the order to halt production.
(Associated Press)
