Contact: Paul@propagandamatrix.com     Copyright © PropagandaMatrix.com 2001-2003. All rights reserved.
• Yahoo Instant
Message
• E Mail Paul
• E Mail News Articles
E Mail This Page

• AOL Instant Message
Join the Mailing List
Enter your name and email address below:
Name:
Email:
Subscribe  Unsubscribe 
Subscribe to the Newsgroup
FAIR USE NOTICE: This site contains copyrighted material the use of which has not always been specifically authorized by the copyright owner. We are making such material available in our efforts to advance understanding of environmental, political, human rights, economic, democracy, scientific, and social justice issues, etc. We believe this constitutes a 'fair use' of any such copyrighted material as provided for in section 107 of the US Copyright Law. In accordance with Title 17 U.S.C. Section 107, the material on this site is distributed without profit to those who have expressed a prior interest in receiving the included information for research and educational purposes. For more information go to: http://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/17/107.shtml. If you wish to use copyrighted material from this site for purposes of your own that go beyond 'fair use', you must obtain permission from the copyright owner.
Get Alex Jones and Paul Joseph Watson's books, ALL Alex's documentary films, films by other authors, audio interviews and special reports. Sign up at Prison Planet.tv - CLICK HERE.

Pesticide In Cola Leads To Cancer

IOL | December 7 2004

New Delhi - India's highest court has ordered Pepsi and Coca-Cola to print warnings on their bottles sold in the country that the contents may contain pesticide residues.

The Supreme Court ruling late on Monday upheld a judgment by the Rajasthan High Court in November.

The two soft drink giants have two weeks to give the lower court proposed drafts of the pesticide warnings.

In February 2003 a parliamentary probe found soft drinks sold in India by the United States beverage giants contained pesticide residues and urged tougher national health standards.

The inquiry was ordered after the Centre for Science and Environment, alleged 12 of the companies' soft drinks had such high pesticide levels they could lead to cancer.

The parliamentary committee concluded that the group "stands corroborated on its finding of pesticide residues".

Coca-Cola and Pepsi have consistently denied their drinks pose any health hazards.

Their lawyer, Harish Salve, said during court proceedings that extensive use of pesticides in agriculture had resulted in a high degree of their presence in sugar. He said no pesticide was added to the drinks in the manufacturing process. - Sapa-AFP

---------------------------

E mail your comment on this article to newstips@propagandamatrix.com and have it posted here.