SkinnyGirl Margaritas are Carcinogenic
By: Rosemina Nazarali
Published: September 2, 2011

Earlier this month, Whole Foods pulled Bethenny Frankel's SkinnyGirl Cocktails off their shelves and cited very vague reasons. It turns out the SkinnyGirl Margaritas contain sodium benzoate, a substance that becomes carcinogenic when mixed with vitamin C or lime.
Well, that doesn't sound very healthy.
"I'm not making wheatgrass here," the Real Housewife said in defense of her product. "If I could put an agave plant and some limes on a shelf I would. [The Skinnygirl Margarita] is as close to nature as possible, while still being a shelf-stable product."
Frankel isn't letting this Whole Foods situation get her down, though. She referred to the ordeal as a "non-event" and is moving on with promoting SkinnyGirl Cocktails.

Comments:
Cindy Cicala
September 3, 2011

You tell em Bethenny, Wonder what Cuervo is putting in theirs, OMG
noliah

She's a greedy phoney.
Grace Gregory

It's not that sodium benzoate itself becomes carcinogenic. When combined with ascorbic acid (vitamin C), benzene is produced. Benzene is a proven carcinogenic.  You can read more information about it at http://www.naturaltraveling.com/2011/09/sodium-benzoate-lime-juice-carcinogenic/.
marco

I am highly allergic to preservatives. My wife found Skinny Girl "all natural" margaritas, and said I could drink them. We went to a good neighbors house that knew of my allergies, and he cooked for me. Not knowing we drank 4 bottles of Skinny and I ended up in the emergency room. I blamed him and have not talked to him since then, thinking he did not check the ingredients of the meal.
He fowarded this link to me and I have sent him my apologies.
Saying "all natural" could have killed me, instead I spent $3000.00 and got an epi shot in an IV. There needs to be consequences for lying on food labels.