Coca-Cola has been around for 133 years so it would make sense if the formula of the staple Coca-Cola product, Coke, had changed. However, there have not been many alternations in the secret formula over the years. There are a few main ingredients: sugar, water, caffeine, coca leaves, and corn syrup that have remained consistent (Elmore, 2014). Yet, the main alteration in the formula was the removal of the traces of the addictive drug cocaine in 1905. Coca-Cola was originally marked, under the name French Wine of Coca, as a tonic that would remedy headaches, be a replacement for alcoholic beverages, and solve any other ailment the consumer is experiencing. But when rumors surfaced that the consumption of Coca-Cola could lead to a cocaine like addiction and a study report was released identifying small traces of cocaine in the drink, the owner of the company at the time, Asa Candler, fought against these accusations. He hired chemists to rid of any traces of cocaine from the product and was successful in 1905, right before the Food and Drug Act was created in 1906 (Watters, 1978). Despite all of this, the exact formula of the Coca-Cola syrup has remained a secret. There are less than 10 people today who know the exact formula, known as Merchandise 7X and 5. The written transcription is hidden under lock and key in the Trust Company of Georgia Bank (Watters, 1978).