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pesticide residues in bottled water. Readers asked if the same was true for cold drinks.
Yes, this time the stakes are higher. Tests carried out by CSE's Pollution Monitoring
Laboratory found deadly pesticides in twelve leading brands of cold drinks. And in
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Feb. 05, 2004
JPC REPORT SETS A " REFORM AGENDA" FOR ENVIRONMENTAL AND PUBLIC HEALTH
ACTION IN INDIA, SAYS CSE
Dec. 16, 2003:
PEPSICO BACKS OUT IN COURT
Sept. 22, 2003:
GOVERNMENT SEEKS DISMISSAL OF PEPSI'S CASE
Aug. 30, 2003:
GOVERNMENT RELEASES DRAFT NOTIFICATION ON PESTICIDE LIMITS
Aug. 28, 2003:
GOVERNMENT RELEASES ITS TEST RESULTS FOR SOFT DRINKS, BUT ADMITS THESE ARE NOT COMPARABLE
TO CSE RESULTS
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Aug. 25, 2003:
CSE WELCOMES SUPREME COURT NOTICE TO GOVERNMENT ON THE 'RIGHT TO CLEAN AND SAFE DRINKING
WATER
Aug. 21, 2003:
GOVERNMENT CONFIRMS PESTICIDES IN SOFT DRINKS
Central government finds pesticides in 75 per cent of tested soft drink samples,
and is now considering extending bottled water norms for soft drinks
Aug. 17, 2003:
CAN'T CONVINCE? CONFUSE!
Cola majors resort to misinformation to counter the CSE report
Aug.
13, 2003:
SUPREME COURT REFUSES TO ENTERTAIN COKE PETITION
The SC today asked Hindustan Coca-Cola Beverages to withdraw its petition, saying there
were no grounds for the Court to hear the issue
Aug. 11, 2003:
CSE WELCOMES HIGH COURT DECISION
The Delhi HC ordered an expert committee to review the findings of pesticide residues in
carbonated soft drinks
Aug. 8, 2003:
CSE WELCOMES INDEPENDENT TESTING
Aug. 7, 2003:
PEPSICO AND COCA-COLA CONJURE UP 'DATA'
Aug. 5, 2003:
HARD TRUTHS ABOUT SOFT DRINKS
Laboratory test conducted by Centre for Science and
Environment (CSE) finds pesticide residues in all cold drinks tested
Aug. 5, 2003
NEGLIGENT TOWARDS WATER QUALITY |
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PepsiCo India Holdings Pvt. Ltd. and Ors
Civil Writ Petition Filed in the High Court of New Delhi, Dated August 08, 2003 |
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C H R O N O
L O G Y O F E V E N T S |
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A
day-to-day update on media coverage, government reactions and industry response on the CSE
exposé on Pesticides in Soft Drinks
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 MAILING ADDRESS
Centre for Science and Environment
41, Tughlakabad Institutional Area, New Delhi-110062, INDIA
Tel: +91 (011) 29955124, 29955125, 29956394, 29956401, 29956399; Fax:
+91 (011) 29955879
E-mail:
cse@cseindia.org Website: www.cseindia.org |
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DOWN TO EARTH |
R E L A T E D S T O R I E S |
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The science, sociology and politics of ADI
Evolving science and strict safety measures keep
contamination of food by pesticides under check. But not in India |
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Pesticides in bottled water
(Down to Earth story)... |
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Pumping out poisons Arsenic,
fluoride in drinking water... |
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How industry poisons India's groundwater |
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A drink too much
Delhi's groundwater is poison |
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ANALYSIS OF PESTICIDE RESIDUES IN SOFT DRINKS
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