Members of an offshoot of the same eco-terrorist group that recently took credit for bombings say their new threats of food poisoning are not meant to hurt anyone, they’re just moving on to economic sabotage.
So far they’ve generated a lot of reaction just by showing how they would poison various food and beverage items…
Stewart and Lynda Rae Resnick, who once bought and sold The Franklin Mint, may hit another payday after the U.S. Supreme Court unanimously ruled on Thursday that their Pom Wonderful juice company can sue Coca-Cola for falsely advertising a pomegranate drink. In a case that’s significant for determining what’s allowed when it comes to labeling…
Coca-Cola is removing brominated vegetable oil (BVO) from its drinks, reports the Associated Press. The company said it will remove the controversial ingredient from all of its drinks that contain it, including Powerade sports drinks and some flavors of Fanta. In 2012, Mississippi teenager Sarah Kavanagh launched a petition on Change.org to have BVO removed…
Today the New York City Board of Health approved Mayor Michael Bloomberg’s proposal to limit the size of sugary soft drinks. Motivated by rising diet-related chronic diseases (along with healthcare costs), the Mayor’s attempt to rein in out-of-control portion sizes caused quite a media firestorm. Predictably, the soda lobby has come out swinging, complete with…
Deja vous all over again? Last month, New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg proposed a controversial cap on sugary drink portion sizes. If the proposal is passed, sugary drinks larger than 16 ounces will no longer be able to be sold in the city’s restaurants, stadiums, food carts and movie theatres. Now, a so-called “grassroots”…
Months after Coca-Cola reformulated its soda sold in California to reduce the level of chemical 4-methylimidazole (4-MI or 4-MEI) so that it would not need a carcinogen warning label, the company has not yet tweaked its formulation for other states and countries, new test results show. The Center for Science in the Public Interest found…
A small soda at McDonalds is about to become the largest option available in New York City if a proposal to limit sugary drink portion sizes is passed by the city’s health board.
Mayor Michael Bloomberg’s administration, which has made public health a central part of its agenda, announced Thursday that it is seeking a…
Today’s leading cola beverages contain high levels of a substance linked to cancer in animals, according to new research.
An independent study commissioned by the Center for Science in the Public Interest (CSPI) uncovered 4-methylimidazole, or 4-MI, in Coke, Diet Coke, Pepsi and Diet Pepsi at levels 4.8 times greater than those allowed in beverages …
Twenty-six percent of Coca-Cola shareholders voted to require that the company disclose its plans on the future use and possible phase out of bisphenol-A (BPA) in beverage can linings, a 20 percent increase from a vote that occurred last year on the same resolution.
“Coke has become the industry laggard on BPA and that’s a …
A judge ruled last week that the pending lawsuit against Coca Cola’s Vitamin Water will proceed. The judge denied Coca Cola’s attempts to dismiss the lawsuit on technical grounds.
In the suit, attorneys representing the health advocacy group Center for Science in the Public Interest as well as consumers from three different states accuse Vitamin…
A Washington state woman who made one false report too many about a piece of glass in a bottle of water is getting both jail time and home detention, according to federal prosecutors.
The 36-year old Buckley, WA woman, Kelsy Macom, was sentenced to 30 days in jail and three months of home detention with …
