"Last week, the Centre for Science and Environment (CSE) ... released a study that found a 'cocktail of between three to five different pesticides in all samples' of Coca-Cola and Pepsi products they tested in India."
By CounterPunch News Service; Trivanrum, India
The state government of Kerala in south India has banned the production and sale of Coca-Cola and Pepsi in the state. The companies will be asked to close their operations entirely.
Chief Minister V. S. Achuthanandan stated today that the ban was being imposed because of the health hazards posed by Coca-Cola and Pepsi.
"We have arrived at the decision to ask both Coke and Pepsi to stop production and distribution of all their products, based on scientific studies which have proved that they are harmful," said Mr. Chief Minister V. S. Achuthanandan.
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