Sunday, August 20, 2006

Indian state files case against Coke alleging high pesticide levels

India's southern state of Karnataka has filed a case against US soft drinks giant Coca-Cola, accusing it of selling products with illegally high pesticide levels.

The case was filed August 12 after state-supervised private laboratory tests showed excessive amounts of pesticide in Coca-Cola samples, Karnataka Health Minister R. Ashok said Saturday.
Indian state files case against Coke alleging high pesticide levels via yahoo news