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Fizzy drinks... best before dates
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How long after the best before date is it safe to drink fizzy pop? Just been drinking a bottle of Lilt I've just bought from my local shop - best before Feb 06!
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For more on marking an answer as the "Best Answer", please visit our FAQ.If you're worried, probably best to avoid. There've been reports recently of benzene (a carcinogen) traces found in soft drinks. Believed to be formed when two common ingredients react - sodium benzoate and ascorbic acid (Vit. C). But this also requires temperature or light; long shelf stays would make this likelier, I reckon.
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