Pepsi v/s Coke
Pepsi and Coke Criticisms
Pepsi was banned from import in India in 1970 for having refused to release the list of its ingredients. In 1988, the ban was lifted, with Pepsi arriving on the market shortly afterwards.
One study led by the Center for Science and the Environment (CSE), an independent laboratory in New Delhi, found that the soft drinks contained residues of dangerous pesticides, with one dose 36 times greater than the European standard for Pepsi and 30 times greater for Coca-Cola However, this was the European standard for water, not for other drinks.
The presence of these products could provoke cancers; negatively affect the nervous and immune systems, and cause birth defects. No law bans the presence of pesticides in drinks in India.
In 2003 and again in 2006, the Centre for Science and Environment (CSE), a non-governmental organization in New Delhi, found that soda drinks produced by manufacturers in India, including both Pepsi and Coca-Cola, had dangerously high levels of pesticides in their drinks.
Both PepsiCo and The Coca-Cola Company maintain that their drinks are safe for consumption and have published newspaper advertisements that say pesticide levels in their products are less than those in other foods such as tea, fruit and dairy products.
In the Indian state of Kerala, sale and production of Pepsi-Cola, along with other soft drinks, has been banned. Five other Indian states have announced partial bans on the drinks in schools, colleges and hospitals.
On September 22, 2006, the High Court in Kerala overturned the Kerala ban ruling that only the federal government can ban food products.
Pepsi and Coke Criticisms
Pepsi was banned from import in India in 1970 for having refused to release the list of its ingredients. In 1988, the ban was lifted, with Pepsi arriving on the market shortly afterwards.
One study led by the Center for Science and the Environment (CSE), an independent laboratory in New Delhi, found that the soft drinks contained residues of dangerous pesticides, with one dose 36 times greater than the European standard for Pepsi and 30 times greater for Coca-Cola However, this was the European standard for water, not for other drinks.
The presence of these products could provoke cancers; negatively affect the nervous and immune systems, and cause birth defects. No law bans the presence of pesticides in drinks in India.
In 2003 and again in 2006, the Centre for Science and Environment (CSE), a non-governmental organization in New Delhi, found that soda drinks produced by manufacturers in India, including both Pepsi and Coca-Cola, had dangerously high levels of pesticides in their drinks.
Both PepsiCo and The Coca-Cola Company maintain that their drinks are safe for consumption and have published newspaper advertisements that say pesticide levels in their products are less than those in other foods such as tea, fruit and dairy products.
In the Indian state of Kerala, sale and production of Pepsi-Cola, along with other soft drinks, has been banned. Five other Indian states have announced partial bans on the drinks in schools, colleges and hospitals.
On September 22, 2006, the High Court in Kerala overturned the Kerala ban ruling that only the federal government can ban food products.