Coca-Cola Sponsoring Development of Technology to test Soft Drinks for Pesticides
By Laura Segnit
Published on August 02, 2005
The company recently launched a website called cokefacts.org, which discusses its business practices in India, Columbia, and around the world.
Currently, Coca-Cola says there is no way to test for pesticides in finished soft drinks. However, the company is sponsoring research at one of the world's largest laboratories in hopes that there will eventually be a way to test for pesticide content.
Exposure to some pesticides can cause headaches, dizziness, muscle twitching, nausea, weakness, and tingling sensations. Pesticides have also been linked to cancer, liver damage, central nervous system problems, miscarriages, fetal death, and early childhood cancers.
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