Is there any formaldehyde in food?
Yes, formaldehyde is known to occur in at least one food group, soft drinks. The FDA has recognized that an interaction occurs with the benzyl alcohol used as a preservative and acidic mediums with fruit juices and carbonation . It is felt the clinical significance of this is small, especially as compared with the breakdown products of drinking alcoholic beverages which include formaldehyde and acetaldehyde.
