Fish killed as soft drink leaks from factory

Drudge ^

[tomnbeverly]

It has become a big no-no in school lunchboxes because of its unhealthy reputation. But it seems that Sunny D, formerly known as Sunny Delight, is not half as bad for children as it is for fish.

Around 8,000 litres of concentrate used to make the drink leaked into a watercourse on Wednesday morning, turning the river bright yellow.

Dozens of fish were found floating on the surface, poisoned by the lurid mixture.

The spill of 'sub-standard' juice was a category one pollution incident, the most serious kind, according to the Environment Agency.

It was caused by a split in an underground fibreglass tank at the Gerber Foods Soft Drink factory in Bridgwater, Somerset. Approximately six tons of juice and concentrate, due for disposal, seeped into a tributary of the River Parrett.

Gerber employees began a major mopping-up operation to stop the juice reaching the river and causing more environmental havoc.

[frogjerk]

Sunny D is nasty stuff. Really vile.

Absolutely. I tasted it once as I thought it was OJ and I did a Danny Thomas spittake.

[BallyBill]

Sunny D and the "D" stands for death. Which reminds me, where is Al Gore "Protector of the Earth"

[Xenalyte]

Sunny Delight is a "soft drink"?

I thought "soft drink" was formal-speak for what we down here call a Coke (which includes Diet Coke, Sprite, and root beer), and others call "cola" or "pop."

[Obadiah]

Well reporting THAT isn't as sexy, and it doesn't fit the new PC template that soft drinks are now the evil products of big cola!

[capt. norm]

Sunny Delight is a "soft drink"?

Not the way I drink it!

[L98Fiero]

Whew, it's not Coke. Not one precious drop of that ambrosia should be wasted.

Yeah, I like Coke.

[Calpernia]

[capt. norm]

Yeah, I like Coke.

Me too but it has to in the glass bottles...I've never been able to adjust to that "can taste".

I brought some home for my kids who had never had Coca Cola from a glass bottle and they really loved it.

[L98Fiero]

"Me too but it has to in the glass bottles..."

That is the best way get it, if you can.

[Youngman442002]

see..I told you..top much of anything is bad for you

[norraad]

..too much;

More specifically, too much Tartrazine (also known as "FD&C Yellow Number 5" or "E-102" in Europe)is bad for you, tartrazine is a coal-tar derivative that is used to color foods, cosmetics, and other products. It is literally industrial waste.

[Hildy]

I loathe Sunny D. I truly don't know HOW or WHY anyone would drink it.

[Vaquero]

Hello, is this President Clinton? Good! I figured if anyone knew where to get 'tang it would be you. Homer Simpson

[vox humana]

Sunny D is nasty stuff. Really vile.

You can say that again. One would think that something that tastes like battery acid would have been banned by the FDA years ago.

[Retired Chemist]

Everything tastes better in glass.

[Pylon]

"Me too but it has to in the glass bottles..."

That is the best way get it, if you can.

One nice thing about living 5 miles from Mexico, real Coke with sugar, instead of corn syrup, and those 16 oz glass bottles.

[Deaf Smith]

Death by vitamin C (citric acid).

[Andy28]

Eeeek! Would be more surprised if anything could actually survive that..

[6SJ7]

Gerber employees began a major mopping-up operation to stop the juice reaching the river and causing more environmental havoc.

"OK. All you guys, grab a straw! We've got some serious sipping to do!"

[Billthedrill]

"Sunny D is PEOPLE!"