Pesticides in soft drinks
Adopting dual standards is a practice large multi national corporations follow especially when it comes to developing countries.
CSE supports global move to urge Coke and PepsiCo to curb marketing of sugared drinks to kids
Centre for Science and Environment (CSE), along with other organisations from across the world, urges Coca-Cola and PepsiCo to stop marketing sugared drinks to children
'Energy' drinks packed with caffeine, finds CSE's latest study. They could be a health hazard
Centre for Science and Environment’s Pollution Monitoring Lab carries out tests on leading ‘energy’ drink brands like Red Bull and Cloud 9. Finds high levels of caffeine in 44 per cent of the samples
Caffeine content of Energy Drinks
Pollution Monitoring Laboratory of CSE The Centre for Science and Environment (CSE), a non-governmental organization based in NewDelhi, has set up the Pollution Monitoring Laboratory (PML) to monitor environmental pollution.
JPC report on pesticide residues
The Chairman of the Joint Committee on pesticide residues in and safety standards for soft drinks, fruit juice and other beverages, having been authorized by the Committee to submit the Report on their behalf, present the Report of the Committee.
Think before you drink
By Savvy Soumya Misra Studies confirm energy drinks like Red Bull can be unsafe. India yet to limit their caffeine content
Customs and Central Excise withdraws controversial ad
Drink aerated drinks and do social service The Customs and Central Excise Department refrains from publishing its advertisement again which suggested that drinking aerated drinks was akin to social service as the central excise duty paid on these drinks was used to provide drinking water to millions.
Red Bull untamed
By: Savvy Soumya Misra
Energy Beverages: Content and Safety- Mayo Clinic Proceedings
Red Bull was introduced in Austria in 1987 and in the United States in 1997. Since then, the energy beverage (EB) market has grown exponentially.
Pesticides in soft drinks
Adopting dual standards is a practice large multi national corporations follow especially when it comes to developing countries. Soft drinks industry is a classic case of this as the Centre for Science and Environment (CSE) discovered way back in 2003. A laboratory report prepared by CSE detailed some astonishing facts about the extent of pesticide contamination in soft drinks sold in India.
CSE Study 2006
This paper is the result of a study conducted at the request of Sri Kisan Paryavaran Sangarsh Samiti, which is spear heading the cause of the farmers against the pollution ofthe Bandi river and groundwater in and around the town of Pali, by textile dyeing and printing industries.