| Karnataka files case against Pepsi |
| BS Reporter / Bangalore August 28, 2006 |
| The state government of Karnataka has filed a case against Pepsico India under the Prevention of Food Adulteration Act, 1954, owing to the presence of pesticides beyond the permissible level in Mirinda and Pepsi brands of soft drinks. The state had filed a similar case against Coca-Cola a fortnight ago. "The government had sent 12 soft drink brands of Pepsico and Coca-Cola for tests to government and private laboratories. The analysis of Mirinda and Pepsi revealed the presence of chloropyriphos to the extent of 0.15 micro gram per litre as against the prescribed limit of 0.10 micro gram per litre. A case was filed against Pepsi on Friday at the small causes court," Karnataka |
