Pesticides in cold drinks

Pesticides in soft drinks adopting dual standards is a practice large multi national corporations follow especially when it comes to developing countries. Soft drinks industry is a classic case of this as the centre for science and environment cse discovered way back in 2003. A collaborative study was conducted on a method for the measurement of 11 lowlevel pesticide residues in soft drinks and sports drinks by liquid chromatography with tandem mass spectrometry. 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. She said pml tested the cold drink samples for 16 organochlorine. India bans soft drinks in pesticides row food the guardian. Pesticide percentage% in cool drinks released from ima. Health hard truths about soft drinks laboratory test finds pesticide residues in 12 cold drink brands sold in delhi. High pesticide levels found in fruitbased drinks in some. At the same time cse also tested two soft drink brands sold in the. 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 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.

To studies organochlorine insecticides in different brands. Pesticide level in cold drinks too high can cause cancer, details here tuesday, 06 feb, 11. Pesticides in soft drinks centre for science and environment. Johnson said the basic inference drawn from the tests is that groundwater used for making soft drinks is infested with pesticides. With their reputation at stake, the soft drinks industry started a major public relations offence. 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.

The cold drinks sector in india is a much bigger moneyspinner than the bottled water segment. All samples contained residues of four extremely toxic pesticides and insecticides. If cool drinks have pesticides mixed in it, why not use them directly. 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. Softdrink giants accused over pesticides world news. 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. 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. Pdf analysis of pesticide residues in soft drinks researchgate. An estimated seven bottles of cold drinks are sold to every indian each year in a market. Dear friends, pesticide percentage % in cool drinks released from ima recently. Soft drink giants accused over pesticides coke and pepsi residues posed health risk, say indian mps.

Pesticides found in cold drinks, bottled water in india wwd. 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. Pesticides found in cold drinks, bottled water in india in a carbonated nonalcoholic beverage, water is the main ingredient. Coca cola leads the carbonated soft drink market in most countries in the world with 60% of the global cola market with its flagship cocacola.