Pesticides And Toxins

The real thing

Sunita Narain, an Indian environmentalist, has dented two of the world's glossiest brands : a report.

Publication Date: 
24/08/2006
Economist
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Bottled Water Industry, Soft Drinks Industry, Coca Cola, PepsiCo, Health, Pesticides And Toxins, Pesticide Residues, Bureau Of Indian Standards (BIS), Joint Parliamentary Committee (JPC), Bottled Water Case, CSE, Sunita Narain
Pesticides

The battle hardens

Pesticide residue norms: Cola majors yet to clean up their act, govt drags its feet.

Publication Date: 
21/08/2006
Raj Chengappa
India Today (New Delhi)
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Soft Drinks Industry, CSE, India, Pesticides, Coca Cola, PepsiCo, Parliament, Joint Parliamentary Committee (JPC), CSE Study, Pesticide Residues, Food Adulteration, Bureau Of Indian Standards (BIS), Gujarat, Punjab, Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, Kerala, Karnataka, Sunita Narain
Industry

 Sugar and spice

The health ministry's pesticide residue sub-committee was entrusted the job of fixing a pesticide residue standard for soft drinks. The committee, in March 2004, called "stakeholders' for discussions. Interestingly, for this health ministry sub-committee the only worthy stakeholders were industry. Of the 21 invited, only five responded and only two made written submissions.

Publication Date: 
14/08/2006
Down to Earth
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Soft Drinks Industry, Coca Cola, PepsiCo, Pesticide Residues, Joint Parliamentary Committee (JPC)
Pesticides

Cola troubles

THE Joint Parliamentary Committee (JPC) has corroborated the Centre for Science and Environment's (CSE) claims of pesticide content in soft drinks.

Publication Date: 
27/02/2004
Amulya Gopalakrishnan
Frontline (Chennai)
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CSE Study, Joint Parliamentary Committee (JPC), Pesticides, Soft Drinks, Pesticide Residues, Coca Cola, PepsiCo, Food Safety
Pesticides And Toxins

Poison vs nutrition: a briefing paper on pesticide contamination and food safety

This briefing paper on pesticide contamination and food safety makes a strong case for formulating standards for food and drinks and revamping the pesticide regulatory framework in the country. It discusses the need for legally enforceable standards addresses the larger issue of institutional reform in the governance of food safety and standard setting.

Publication Date: 
01/01/2004
Centre for Science and Environment
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Pesticides, Food Contamination, Soft Drinks, Pesticides And Toxins, Pesticide Regulation, Pesticide Residues, Food Safety, Joint Parliamentary Committee (JPC)
Forests

 Left out

The Left parties were elated when the Forest Dwellers (Recognition of Forest Rights) Bill, 2005, was passed by a voice vote in the Lok Sabha. But the gaffe was discovered later

Publication Date: 
14/01/2007
Down to Earth
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Forests, Tribals, Joint Parliamentary Committee (JPC), Legislation, Parliament, Political Parties

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