| K'taka bans sale of Pepsi, Coke in campuses |
| Our Bureau / Bangalore August 9, 2006 |
| After Rajasthan and Chattisgarh, Karnataka on Wednesday decided to impose a ban on the sale of 11 brands of soft drinks in hospitals and educational institutions from August 14 following allegations of presence of hazardous pesticides in them. The ban will be applicable on Pepsi, Coca Cola, Mirinda, Mountain Dew, Diet Pepsi, Pepsi Blue, Fanta, Limca, Sprite, Thums Up and 7UP. "These soft drinks cannot be sold within 100 metres of all hospitals, aided and unaided schools and colleges (both private and government) and government offices in the state. Independent analysis of these soft drinks have revealed the existence of hazardous chemicals in them. Cases will be filed against the soft drink manufacturing firms under the Prevention of Food Adulteration Act," Karnataka |
