FT reporter in ND, Jo Johnson, quotes “a person close to the situation” that “These are world-class and symbolic US companies getting kicked.” Both, Pepsico and Coca Cola seem to be saying that their drinks have “insignificant levels of pesticide as compared to milk, eggs and meats available in the country”. Wow! I wonder whether they would dare to even make such a statement (let alone keeping such high levels of pesticide) if this had happened in a non-“Third World” country!
And what happened to their claims that there were NO pesticides in their drinks when the NGO found same results last year? Only when this NGO repeated its tests did these multinationals change their tune. And look at the way they are carrying on about FDI to India being affected if any legal action was taken against them. Dear CC and PCO, FYI not all FDI is made by people hell-bent on getting the most out of India by selling inferior quality products and services.
And what happened to their claims that there were NO pesticides in their drinks when the NGO found same results last year? Only when this NGO repeated its tests did these multinationals change their tune. And look at the way they are carrying on about FDI to India being affected if any legal action was taken against them. Dear CC and PCO, FYI not all FDI is made by people hell-bent on getting the most out of India by selling inferior quality products and services.
The icing on the cake was when CC sent their own samples to an private lab in UK and paid for the tests. Lo behold! The lab said that the drink was absolutely compliant of EU standards.......
Samples THEY sent to a lab of THEIR choice for the tests which THEY had paid for would obviously be COMPLIANT of the highest standards. Is it a surprise???
And I was a Coke fan...... I am now off all soda drinks. Hey beer, I am back again!!!!
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