ATLANTA and PURCHASE, NY: Cola giants Coca-Cola and PepsiCo are pushing back against media reports that say they are changing the recipes for their beverages to comply with California state laws. Both companies say they are only modifying their manufacturing processes.

Diana Garza Ciarlante, VP of communications at Coca-Cola, said via email that the company wants to “set the record straight” about the steps it's taking since “there had been a fair amount of media coverage to some misconceptions about caramel ...