Coca-Cola Alerts USDA to Tainted Orange Juice, Imports Stop

Jill Ettinger — Sun, 15 Jan 2012 08:00:26 +0000

Coca-Cola is reportedly the company responsible for alerting the FDA to detectable levels of carbendazim—a fungicide used on citrus—in its and competing brands of orange juice and orange juice concentrates.

Scientists Paid to Promote Junk Food

Jill Ettinger — Mon, 27 Jun 2011 07:00:53 +0000

A story appearing on the ABC news website on June 21 reveals that major U.S. snack companies are paying experts to "debunk" scientific research studies linking their products to negative health effects like the rising number of cases of childhood obesity and diabetes.

Coca-Cola Rejects Shareholder Resolution on Eliminating BPA, Says ‘Science Isn’t There’

Jill Ettinger — Sun, 01 May 2011 20:57:53 +0000

Pressure from a number of shareholders demanding a plan of action by the Coca-Cola Company to eliminate bisphenol-A (BPA) from its soda can linings was not met with empathy at Wednesday's company meeting in Atlanta.

Coca-Cola Shareholders Demand Answers on BPA in Packaging

Jill Ettinger — Wed, 27 Apr 2011 07:00:31 +0000

Coca-Cola, the number one selling brand of soft drinks in the world, is under pressure to publicize a plan of action over shareholder concerns about bisphenol A (BPA), a toxin found in plastic bottles and can linings, which make up a core market segment of the manufacturer's offerings.

Coca-Cola and Heinz Partner in Eco ‘PlantBottle’

Jill Ettinger — Wed, 02 Mar 2011 03:51:47 +0000

In an unprecedented alliance, Heinz has partnered with Coca-Cola to use their innovative PET plastic PlantBottle —partially made from renewable plant materials—for its 20-ounce ketchup bottles.

Coked-Up Doctors

Barbara Feiner — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 17:18:46 +0000

Sugary soft drinks are nutritionally bankrupt beverages that contribute to obesity, diabetes and rotting teeth. So, why is the American Academy of Family Physicians—a professional organization that boasts of representing more than 94,600 U.S. doctors—crawling into bed with Coca-Cola?

As reported Thursday by Associated Press Medical Writer Lindsey Tanner, the AAFP has signed a six-figure deal with Coke dealers to “fund educational materials about soft drinks.”

“We’ve made a conscious choice to diversify our revenue,” said AAFP President-Elect Lori Heim, MD, in a press statement.

As a result, some family doctors are canceling their memberships—the only sane bit of news in this story. One can only hope the rest of America’s family docs will protest the alliance and, if rebuffed, follow suit.