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Soft Drinks Sold in India Contain Pesticides

 

Soft drinks made in India by PepsiCo Inc. and Coca-Cola Co. contain

levels of toxic pesticides -- including lindane, DDT, malathion, and

chlorpyrifos -- high enough to cause cancer or immune-system failure

over time. Such was the conclusion of an Indian parliamentary report

released yesterday, confirming similar findings by the Delhi-based

Center for Science and Environment released last summer. Tests

showed that Pepsi's fizzy drinks contained 36 times the pesticide

levels allowed under European Union standards, Coke's 30. Although

the companies denied that their drinks are unsafe, the report is

widely expected to hurt the $1.6 billion Indian market for soda and

lead to more stringent public-safety regulations in the world's most

populous democracy. Says CSE head Sunita Narain, "Their report is

historic and reads almost like a manifesto for environmental action

in the country."

 

straight to the source: The Washington Post, Rama Lakshmi, 05 Feb 2004

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straight to the source: The Guardian, Randeep Ramesh, 05 Feb 2004

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