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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
India, they can get away with this… |
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A study conducted by the Pollution Monitoring Laboratory of the Centre for Science and
Environment (CSE), New Delhi
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PRESS NOTE |
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[May 27, 2005]
Final BIS meeting to set pesticide and caffeine
standards for soft drinks in Hyderabad
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[May 27, 2005]
Sugar issue is an excuse to delay and prevaricate,
say consumer groups, NGOs |
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P R E S S R E L E A S E S |
[Dec. 08, 2005]
Government not serious about JPC recommendations
[Dec. 09, 2004]
Letters in CSE's possession prove that government is under pressure
from soft drink companies to delay implementation of standards for soft drinks
[July 21, 2004]
CSE and leading consumer, environmental groups welcome govt’s new – and the
world’s first – draft standards for soft drinks
[June 24, 2004]
Govt. committee plays into the hands of soft drink manufacturers. Chooses to prevaricate
and delay implementing the JPC recommendations
[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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Conducted by Central Food and Technological Research Institute, Mysore |
[Aug. 25, 2003]
CSE welcomes Supreme Court notice to government on the 'Right to
Clean and Safe Drinking Water'
[Aug. 21, 2003]
Central government confirms pesticides in 75 per cent of tested soft
drink samples, and is now considering extending bottled water norms for soft drinks
[Aug. 17, 2003]
Cola majors resort to misinformation to counter the CSE report
[Aug. 13, 2003]
The Supreme Court 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]
The Delhi HC ordered an expert committee to review the
findings of pesticide residues in carbonated soft drinks
More...
[Aug. 8, 2003]
CSE welcomes independent testing
[Aug. 7, 2003]
PepsiCo and Coca-Cola conjure up 'data'
[Aug. 05, 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. 05, 2003]
Negligent towards water quality
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| CAMPAIGN
NEWS |
 Health ministry's letter requests Consumer affairs
ministry to examine Pepsico claims 'keeping in view JPC suggestion that the standards
should not be fixed in haste' |
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| Pepsico chairman Rajeev Bakshi's letter urging the
health secretary to ask BIS (Bureau of Indian Standards) to go slow |
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First soft drink standards in the world announced for public comment
The Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS) has published its draft standard (see press release)
for ready-to-serve Non-Alcoholic Beverages (soft drinks). The draft notification is open
for public comments till August 31, 2004. Visit the BIS website:
Download the draft document [Document # FAD 14(1552)].
Write to: Director & Head, Food and Agriculture, Bureau of
Indian Standards, Manak Bavan, 9 Bahadur Shah Zafar Marg, New Delhi 110 002
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P E T I T I O N |
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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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L A B
R E P O R T H I G H L I G H T S |
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 Highlights need
for legally enforceable standards in India's food safety governance |
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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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Deadly
shortcomings
Estimates of short-term pesticide exposure require revision
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Slow
off the mark
Discussions begin on norms for soft drinks, but urgency
lacking
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A lie is
nailed
Soft drinks do contain pesticides, declares JPC
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India, with fizz
JPC report sets serious reform agenda on food safety, water
security and public health
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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
MAILING ADDRESS