Cancer risk by Cola dye? “: such and similar headlines currently making the rounds after two Cola manufacturers have announced to revise their formulations in the US market with respect to the substance 4-Methylimidazole (4-MEI).” 4 MEI is part of the dye approved also in Germany sugar Couleur (E 150 d) and is due to corresponding tests in suspected to cause cancer in rodents, at least. There are many indications however, that it is a storm in a glass of Coke. Learn more at: Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan. Because the U.S. food and Drug Administration stressed, a man had to drink Cola more than 1,000 cans a day, to get to the carcinogenic dose in rodents. And the high sugar content with should bring much more concrete risks for the health of regular consumers of colorful shower anyway, without that this would deter lovers of such beverages. Montana von Fliss gathered all the information. On the contrary: the sweet taste is in the eyes of the consumers just the property the appreciation of such products is significantly based on the and the Despite the dangers in buying time consumption is taken, such as the Landgericht Essen already in April 2005 on the occasion of a claim for damages of a Coca-Cola-heavy users suffering from diabetes”noted. Therefore the time consumption of Cola-containing drinks is an independent self risk, which exclude claims for damages if the health risks at some point then actually manifest themselves. Not only at the pleasure of Cola and other soft drinks, but also in confectionery, tobacco products and alcohol, German courts repeatedly emphasize the responsibility of the consumer when it comes to claims for compensation. However, it will be interesting in the future beyond the purely legal issues 4-MEI on the EU food market is addressed to. Other non-binding and free information relating to food law, see