Kolkata, Jun 7 (PTI) The Central Food Laboratory (CFL) here has given clean chit to soft drink giants Pepsi and Coke, saying random samples tested by it did not contain pesticide residue above the prescribed limit.
The CFL, after testing 13 samples each of Pepsi and Coke taken from different bottling plants, said none of the samples exceeded the "pesticide residue limit" as prescribed by the National Experts Group.
West Bengal government prepared the report as per the directive of the Calcutta High Court after testing 26 samples of different products of the two multi-national soft drink companies and served a copy today to the petitioner's counsel Idris Ali.
The affidavit was signed by the assistant director of health services (prevention of food adulteration), West Bengal.
Acting on a writ petition by Ali, alleging presence of harmful pollutants and pesticides in soft drinks of the two companies, a division bench headed by Chief Justice S S Nijjar had directed the state to collect samples of the soft drinks from different locations and have them tested by the CFL here.
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