Question raised in Rajya Sabha on Toxins in Aerated Drinks, 22/11/2016. The All India Institute of Hygiene and Public Health (AIIH&PH), Kolkata, had conducted a study on leaching of toxics from bottles used for packaging of soft drinks. AIIH & PH entered into a Memorandum of Understanding with the National Test House (NTH), Kolkata
for testing/estimation. Samples of five different cold drinks viz., Sprite, Mountain Dew, 7 UP, Pepsi and Coca Cola, were selected by the stratified sampling method and the samples were submitted to NTH for testing. Findings of NTH are summarised in the Annexure.
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[1] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/reports-documents/question-raised-rajya-sabha-toxins-aerated-drinks-22112016
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[3] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/toxins
[4] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/soft-drinks
[5] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/heavy-metals
[6] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/india
[7] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/parliament
[8] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/health-effects
