Although the Centre for Food Technological Research Institute Mysore said that soft drinks were safe as per the existing Indian Standards, it specified that Mirinda Lemon had the highest level of pesticides which was 4.2 times above the limits prescribed by the European Union. This was followed by Coca-Cola with 4 times higher pesticide content followed by Mirinda Orange and Sprite with pesticide levels higher by 3.4 and 3.2 times, respectively. The report was commissioned by the government after the Centre for Science and Environment came out with a study saying that 12 brands of both Coca Cola and Pepsi contained four main pesticides in quantities that were 11-70 times higher than the permissible EU limits.