is the gov. right in banning cola-drinks?

Question

the indian governement has banned these soft drinks,due to the alarming amount of pesticides found in them,despite an earlier warning.
without any affirmative regulatory framework in place,how does the government expect to control all the law-breaking?and if it feels like it has lost too much of control,or if this issue could damage its image in the public's eye,it just decides to end the problem altogether by killing its cause,without thinking twice??

why don't they ban television???there's so much of mind-polluting stuff on there as well.our kids are corrupted everyday by watching that crap,and they get addicted to it!it's harder to quit that,than it is to control your own intake of stupid colas!!

Answer 1

I just want to ask the cola companies that if they are not using excessive pesticides then why are they not suing the NGOs who is blaming them to this.

Answer 2

In the first instance let me clarify, that, the Indian Government has not, banned Cola drinks, till now. Only few State Governments have banned it, and that too, only near & inside the educational institutions. This controversy is not new. The same issue was raised few years ago. The Central Government, had then, promised, to come-up with, the standards for all bottled drinks. But, till date nothing has come-up and the issue has resurfaced. After, laying down the standards, if the cola companies, still exceed the limit, the Government will take action.
On the Television issue, also, when things go over-board, the Government will wake-up, one day and come-up with some regulatory body to curb, vulgarity.

Answer 3

You do not have that stated correctly. the ban is only near schools and hospitals. The information about the pesticides came from a very questionable source. The companies themselves run checks on their products several times each day and would have found any problem long before the drink left the bottling co. Do you know that a woman from India is now heading Pepsi-co world wide. Don't believe every thing you think you read.

Answer 4

Pesticides ? Well let the Indian government test cereals and fruits being sold in the market and come up with some statistics. Why this double standard ? Loll !

Answer 5

This one side of the story. We have no comments from Company about allegation. If other commodities are tested you will find defects. I am not against banning cola drinks. These drinks should be totally banned.

Answer 6

Every body says that Govt. must have to ban on cola-drinks but I asked why because of high pesticides in it.So,first of all Govt has to ban on drinking tea because in tea there are 187,300 times pesticides than water used in colas.If hypothetically our colas had exceeded allowable levels by 30 times,I could still drink 6,200 glasses of cola & I would have less pestiside in my body than a cup of tea.The same goes for other foods.EU norms allows apples to have 154,120 times the pestiside than water;bananas to have 95,220 times;milk 7,140 times.So,soft drinks are among the safest product.It means Govt. must have to ban all these foods & other.Govt. has fixed water standards which are equal to highest norms in the world.so,its an unfortunate impression created by media.According to me on the bases of pesticide Govt is not right in banning cola-drinks.
And for banning on television,I want to tell one thing that television itself not show all these stupid items we create this items for our entertainment.So,there is no relation between banning on colas & television.

Answer 7

Look I believe its absolutely necessary to ban colas.The reason?no not for the pesticide thing but for one major reason THE ENVIRONMENTAL DEGRADATION CAUSED BY IT IN RURAL INDIA?
cola companies are no better than the east india company.no i m not a communist,but i live in a rural area,i feel i know its real face.these companies have swallowed thousands of gallons of water meant for farmers,they have poisoned agricultural land by dumpin thier waste.high time we ban it

Answer 8

It's just like smoking or drinking alcohol. Put a label on it stating that it is bad for your health and continue selling it.

Doesn't McDonald's have a warning on their coffee cups due to a lawsuit that resulted from some jack@$$ burning himself?

Answer 9

no by baaning such drinks they cant change the minds of people except banning it they should check and maintain the factories of cola`s and the govt always says abt the cola`s why not abt alcholic drinks many peoples r loosing their life becs of it many houses r destroyed becs of so y only cola`s tell me y ? indian govt is a fool who doesnt know anything ? who is not concern abt indian people they r only concern how to fil their pockets and earns money through polictics . k dear think abt it bye

Answer 10

Hello Communism

Answer 11

Boo to Cola.

Yeah to law breaking

Cheers to banning t.v.

Jeers to controling your own intake of stupid colas.