Tag: Coca Cola

INDRAJIT HAZRA, HINDUSTAN TIMES, AUGUST 14, 2006 There is a 300 ml half-empty bottle of Coca-Cola on my table as I write this. If I’m a pessimist — and if I was terrified by the latest Centre of Science and Environment (CSE) findings about pesticide residue in my Coke — I would have seen a…

RAJESH MAHAPATRA, ASSOCIATED PRESS, AUGUST 9, 2006 A southern Indian state on Wednesday banned the sale and production of Coke, Pepsi, Sprite and other soft drinks made by the Indian subsidiaries of Coca-Cola Co. and PepsiCo Inc., an official said. Four Indian states have already banned the sale of Coke, Pepsi and other soft drinks…

ASSOCIATED PRESS, AUGUST 8, 2006 ATLANTA – The Coca-Cola Co. is running ads in several newspapers in India to counter renewed allegations its drinks have high levels of pesticides. The move comes after the government of India’s western Gujarat state asked state-run colleges and schools not to allow sales of Coke and Pepsi soft drinks…

ISTTIMES NEWS NETWORK, AUGUST 4, 2006 NEW DELHI: Incensed by reports of high pesticide contents in aerated drinks, members in the Lok Sabha on Thursday demanded an immediate ban on the sale of Coke and Pepsi. What raised the temperature unusually high were allegations of “collusion at the highest level” of government with MNCs and…

MOHUA CHATTERJEE, ISTTIMES NEWS NETWORK, AUGUST 4, 2006 NEW DELHI: With Coke and Pepsi coming under the pesticide scanner again and Parliament debating the issue with full steam, BJP on Thursday used the opportunity to attack actor Aamir Khan for appearing as the brand ambassador for Coca Cola. The opposition party also demanded that ad…

JUNE 27, 2006 Villagers in Mehdiganj in north India are on a hunger strike to demand the closure of the Coca-Cola bottling plant. Community leaders have accused the Coca-Cola bottling plant in of creating severe water shortages affecting over twenty villages, polluting agricultural land and groundwater, illegally occupying land, evading taxes and treating workers unfairly.…

DINESH NARAYAN, TIMES NEWS NETWORK MUMBAI: Multinational corporate soft drinks maker Coca-Cola regularly pays off its vendors to keep quiet when substances such as tobacco pouches, dirt and fungus show up in its beverages, classified documents of the company’s marketing arm reveal. A confidential memo and correspondences between officials of Hindustan Coca-Cola Marketing Company in…