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Bush administration pressures India to reinstate Coke, Pepsi salesregardless of pesticide contenthttp://www.newstarget.com/020028.htmlBush administration pressures India to reinstate Coke, Pepsi sales regardless of pesticide content Posted Thursday, August 17, 2006 by NewsTarget, Key concepts: coke, Pepsi and Bush administration. Printable article Permalink: http://www.NewsTarget.com/020028.html(NewsTarget) -- Amitabh Pal, a writer for social justice publication The Progressive, says the Bush administration is pressuring the Indian government to reinstate sales of Coke and Pepsi, which have been restricted or banned in many Indian states for high pesticide content. A report recently

released in India by the New Delhi-based Center for the Science and Environment warned that a number of potentially harmful pesticides were found in high levels in samples of Coke and Pepsi. "The levels [of pesticides] in some samples -- for instance, Coca-Cola bought in Kolkata -- exceed the BIS (Bureau of Indian Standards) norms by 140 times for the deadly pesticide Lindane," the report says. "Similarly, a Coca-Cola sample manufactured in Thane contained the neurotoxin Chlorpyrifos, 200 times the standard." Pal claims that public outcry over the government's initial report and a later report that galvanized the findings of the first caused many Indian states to ban Coke and Pepsi from government schools, colleges and hospitals. The state of Kerala has completely banned the sodas, Pal says. Franklin Lavin, the U.S. Undersecretary for International Trade, told Agence France-Presse,

"In a time when India is working hard to attract and retain foreign investment, it would be unfortunate if the discussion were dominated by those who did not want to treat foreign companies fairly." "This is commercial bullying by corrupt U.S. government officials who are conniving to protect powerful corporations at the expense of the health of Indian citizens," said Mike Adams, a consumer health advocate and author of The Five Soft Drink Monsters, a guide that teaches readers how to beat soft drink addictions to improve their health and avoid obesity and diabetes. "That the Bush Administration would insist India must keep selling pesticide-laden beverages to its population is despicable," he added. "It just demonstrates that when business interests collide with public health, the business interests always win. Doesn't India have the right to protect its people from products that

its own scientists have found contain cancer-causing chemicals?" Both Coke and Pepsi have denied high pesticide content in their drinks. The Indian Supreme Court has given the soda manufacturers four weeks to respond to the charges and to disclose the "exact amount of harmful contents in each bottle." ### "Our ideal is not the spirituality that withdraws from life but the conquest of life by the power of the spirit." - Aurobindo.

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Dear sir,

It is silly to find fault with Bush who is doing his country

proud and looking after the interest of his MNCs.It is our Union

Health Ministry under Dr.Anbumani ramadoss who is to be blamed for

not even acknowledging the CERS report and questioning their

motives .Health Ministry is not even doing random checking and

questioning the capablity of the lab which didnot find any pesticide

in EU colas!! The pesticide is part of the chemical which makes a

person ADDICTIVE TO COLAS.

Bush is pressurising India on Nuclear detterence and energy

security.He is also pressurising India to give concession to

terrrorist leader mushraff.He is also pressurising India to give

patent protection to MNC drug companies for anti/cancer and

anti/AIDS DRUGS.Now what is indian ruling ELITE is doing including

the opposition?

 

 

 

 

, Jagannath Chatterjee

<jagchat01 wrote:

>

> Bush administration pressures India to reinstate Coke, Pepsi sales

> regardless of pesticide content

> http://www.newstarget.com/020028.html

> Bush administration pressures

> India to reinstate Coke, Pepsi sales regardless of pesticide

content

> Posted Thursday, August 17, 2006 by NewsTarget, Key concepts:

coke,

> Pepsi and Bush administration.

> Printable article Permalink:

> http://www.NewsTarget.com/020028.html

>

> (NewsTarget) -- Amitabh Pal, a writer for social justice

publication

> The Progressive, says the Bush administration is pressuring the

Indian

> government to reinstate sales of Coke and Pepsi, which have been

> restricted or banned in many Indian states for high pesticide

content.

>

> A report recently released in India by the New Delhi-based Center

for

> the Science and Environment warned that a number of potentially

harmful

> pesticides were found in high levels in samples of Coke and

Pepsi. " The

> levels [of pesticides] in some samples -- for instance, Coca-Cola

> bought in Kolkata -- exceed the BIS (Bureau of Indian Standards)

norms by

> 140 times for the deadly pesticide Lindane, " the report

says. " Similarly,

> a Coca-Cola sample manufactured in Thane contained the neurotoxin

> Chlorpyrifos, 200 times the standard. "

>

> Pal claims that public outcry over the government's initial report

and

> a later report that galvanized the findings of the first caused

many

> Indian states to ban Coke and Pepsi from government schools,

colleges and

> hospitals. The state of Kerala has completely banned the sodas,

Pal

> says.

>

> Franklin Lavin, the U.S. Undersecretary for International Trade,

told

> Agence France-Presse, " In a time when India is working hard to

attract

> and retain foreign investment, it would be unfortunate if the

discussion

> were dominated by those who did not want to treat foreign

companies

> fairly. "

>

> " This is commercial bullying by corrupt U.S. government officials

who

> are conniving to protect powerful corporations at the expense of

the

> health of Indian citizens, " said Mike Adams, a consumer health

advocate

> and author of The Five Soft Drink Monsters, a guide that teaches

readers

> how to beat soft drink addictions to improve their health and

avoid

> obesity and diabetes.

>

> " That the Bush Administration would insist India must keep selling

> pesticide-laden beverages to its population is despicable, " he

added. " It

> just demonstrates that when business interests collide with public

> health, the business interests always win. Doesn't India have the

right to

> protect its people from products that its own scientists have

found

> contain cancer-causing chemicals? "

>

> Both Coke and Pepsi have denied high pesticide content in their

drinks.

> The Indian Supreme Court has given the soda manufacturers four

weeks to

> respond to the charges and to disclose the " exact amount of

harmful

> contents in each bottle. "

>

> ###

>

>

>

>

>

> " Our ideal is not the spirituality that withdraws from life

but the conquest of life by the power of the spirit. " - Aurobindo.

>

>

>

>

>

>

> All-new Mail - Fire up a more powerful email and get

things done faster.

>