Pesticides in cold drinks

Health hard truths about soft drinks laboratory test finds pesticide residues in 12 cold drink brands sold in delhi. For the past three years, in 20odd meetings, the drinks and carbonated beverages sectional committee, fad 14, of the bureau of indian standards bis, has been deliberating on the issue of pesticide residue standards for soft drinks. Pesticides found in cold drinks, bottled water in india wwd. So is this a new scare tactic being used to promote an. She said pml tested the cold drink samples for 16 organochlorine. Softdrink giants accused over pesticides world news the guardian.

All samples contained residues of four extremely toxic pesticides and insecticides. India bans soft drinks in pesticides row food the guardian. To studies organochlorine insecticides in different brands. In the first worldwide study of pesticides in fruitbased soft drinks, researchers in spain are reporting relatively high levels of pesticides in drinks in some countries, especially the united. The present endeavour entitled to studies organochlorine insecticides in different brands in cold drinks in different brands in cold drinks was carried out for the fulfilment of aforesaid with. The practice of using soft drinks instead of pesticides, which are up to 10 times more expensive, is gaining so much popularity that sales of soft drinks have increased dramatically in. An anticorporate lynch mob has pursued the pair of soda makers since aug. Cocacola and pepsico sold soft drinks containing pesticides harmful to human health and misled indias 1 billion people over claims that their.

Pdf analysis of pesticide residues in soft drinks researchgate. Findings of high levels of pesticides in bottled water and soft drinks in 2003 by the centre for science and environment cse, an ngo, shook. Pesticide percentage in cold drinks released by ima indian medical association recently. Pesticides found in cold drinks, bottled water in india in a carbonated nonalcoholic beverage, water is the main ingredient.

The water used to make cold drinks in dehli is being looked at as the culprit of contaminanted drinks being sold to consumers by such companies as pepsico and cocacola. New delhi, india, august 5, 2003 ens toxic pesticides in concentrations far higher than permitted by the european economic commission have been found in 12 cold drink brands sold in and around. Pesticides in soft drinks adopting dual standards is a practice large multi national corporations follow especially when it comes to developing countries. An estimated seven bottles of cold drinks are sold to every indian each year in a market. The centre for science and environment cse came out with a new report on the levels of pesticides in soft drinks available in the market. With their reputation at stake, the soft drinks industry started a major public relations offence. Within the segment, carbonated soft drinks were responsible for the lions share of global sales. Johnson said the basic inference drawn from the tests is that groundwater used for making soft drinks is infested with pesticides. At the same time cse also tested two soft drink brands sold in the. Softdrink giants accused over pesticides world news.

Soft drinks industry is a classic case of this as the centre for science and environment cse discovered way back in 2003. Market leaders cocacola and pepsi had almost similar concentrations of pesticide residues. Pesticide percentage % in cold drinks released from pma pakistan medical association, 1 nastle juice 7. If cool drinks have pesticides mixed in it, why not use them directly. Pesticide percentage % in cold drinks released from ima indian medical association recently. It was cse which blew the lid off the matter when it released a report on pesticide residues in 12 major cold drink brands sold in and around.

At the same time cse also tested two soft drink brands sold in the us, to see if they contained pesticides. We also checked the health problems which can occur due to consuming soft drinks even in a moderate quantity over the time. Cocacola and pepsi are being banned across several indian states after an environmental pressure group said it had found pesticides in. Tests reveal pesticides in coke, pepsi, mirinda times of. Pesticides in soft drinks centre for science and environment. Soft drink giants accused over pesticides coke and pepsi residues posed health risk, say indian mps.