India pesticides charges Dog Coca-Cola, PepsiCo
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24/12/2002
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Asian Wall Street Journal (Hong Kong)
Coca-Cola Co. and PepsiCo Inc. face new hurdles to regaining public trust in India despite an announcement by the government that the level of pesticide residues in their products conforms to local quality standards. Opposition lawmakers pushed the government to institute a public inquiry into allegations that pesticide residues in soft drinks are too high, even if tests have shown they meet the current standards. The probe means that an issue the companies would prefer to put behind them will remain in the public eye at least until the panel's findings are presented in November.