More ingredients questions. <Dr. Pepper>

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From: Paul Van de Graaf
Date: Fri, 09 Aug 1985 08:41

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After reading all this discussion about whether Coke has sugar or
corn syrup in it, and who bottles/makes Dr. Pepper; I chanced to
look at my can of D. P. today.  To my surprise I saw Polyethylene
Glycol as the last ingredient!  I know that ethylene glycol is that
sweet-tasting poisonous stuff that goes into anti-freeze.  I also
seem to remember a recent report about a recall of some Austrian
or German wine, because it had ethylene glycol in it to make it
sweeter.  I'm no chemist, but shouldn't polyethylene glycol be
somewhat similar in properties as ethylene glycol (ie. isn't it
toxic)?  Doesn't polyethylene just mean many-ethylene?

I'm sure I'm just raving about nothing, but I would like someone to
tell me why this stuff might be in Dr. Pepper.

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Subject: More ingredients questions. <Dr. Pepper>
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