Coca-Cola's Dasani water found to contain alarming levels of cancer-causing chemicals
Coca-Cola's Dasani brand of bottled water was found to have illegally high levels of bromate, a cancer-causing chemical, say company executives in the UK. Coca-Cola, which had called their water, "as pure as bottled water gets," immediately recalled 500,000 bottles. It is, of course, a public relations disaster for the company, which has been trying to develop new markets other than soft drinks (see related ebook on soft drinks).
So what's the real story? For years, Coca-Cola has stood adamantly against consumers buying water. In the United States, the company even ran a campaign called, "Just say no to H2O" with Olive Garden restaurants that trained waters to push soft drinks onto guests who might otherwise have only wanted to drink water. Prizes and free trips were given away to the waiters who sold the most soft drinks to customers.
In time, however, Coca-Cola realized it couldn't fight the trend towards water forever, so it came up with its own water brand. But instead of bottling spring water, Coca-Cola decided to bottle tap water. That's right: the very same water you get out of your kitchen faucet. Only Coca-Cola purified the water and then added in a minute amount of minerals. They then sold the water at enormous markups: as much as 300,000% (not a typo) over the original price for the water. That's the Coca-Cola way, it seems: take a bunch of really cheap ingredients, slap on a pretty label, and push it to the public at extraordinary markups. Heck, it worked for soft drinks, why not water, too?
Unfortunately, this process of purifying the water turns out to be less than ideal, in this case at least, since the Dasani water was found to be contaminated with bromate. The lesson here is that there's no water as pure as spring water. If you want to drink bottled water, shop for water that's bottled at the source, from natural springs, without any added ingredients.
I should point out that every Dasani bottling plant operates on a different water source, using different equipment. And this was a scare in the UK, not the U.S., so just because high levels of bromate were found in the UK products doesn't mean they're present in the States. But the point is valid: tap water is never as good as spring water, no matter how you process it. If you find this article interesting, be sure to also read 'Satire: the unauthorized history of Coca-Cola.'
Pepsi and Coca Cola Contains PORK (PIG) extracts - PROVEN!!
Pepsi and Coca Cola contains extract from Pork (Pig). Most of the people avoid Pepsi and Coca-Cola for various reasons: - Because of harmful chemical contents such as excessive carbonates, etc. Now there is yet another reason which is more dangerous the scientific and medical research says that drinking Pepsi & Cola leads to cancer because the key element is taken from Pigs sausage. The pig is the only animal that eats dirt, dung and urine, which makes lethal and deadly fabric polluted germs and microbes. According to a report published in Jordanian magazine, the head of Delhi University Science and Technology, Dr. Mangoshada scientifically proved that the key element in Pepsi and Cola contains extract from the intestines of Pig which causes cancer and other deadly diseases. The Indian university conducted tests on the impact of drinking Pepsi and Coca Cola which proved that drinking them lead to more rapid heart rate and low pressure. Also drinking 6 bottles of Pepsi or Cola at a time causes instant death. It also contains chemicals such as carbonic and phosphoric acids, citric acid which harms teeth and causes bone fragility. Bones kept in the Cup of Pepsi melts during the week knowing that the bones of the dead remain in the grave for thirty years. Research itself confirmed that the calcium dissolved in Pepsi and it weakens the bladder, kidneys, kills the pancreatic, leads to diabetes and infectious diseases. Pepsi or Coca-Cola lovers nothing to worry as it is not the only drinks available on this earth, as we have other healthy alternatives such as natural fruit juices, canned coconut water, flavored milks, buttermilk etc., all of them are conveniently available even in the small stores. So plzzz think seriously about this.
Stay away from coke because it's bad for you and rots your teeth, not because of these silly conspiracy theories...
Surely you didn't believe it though?
That conspiracy theory is just incorrect on so many levels. Firstly, it doesn't even look like what it's supposed to say unless you mess about with it on photoshop, adding and subtracting lines. Secondly, why the heck would the logo designers for the company even bother to make a silly hidden message? The Coca Cola company was founded in the late nineteenth century for crying out loud. The American designers wouldn't even know who Muhammad (SAW) was!
wow im late....lol...nah i didnt...
Coke is nasty anyway. Fanta's better. And you don't hear any rumours about that, now, do you?
of course fanta's better...there's no doubt bout that...
Mecca Cola challenges US rival
Tawfik Mathlouthi
Mr Mathlouthi says America must change its policies
By Verity Murphy
BBC News Online
Coke is no longer it. Or at least it won't be if Tawfik Mathlouthi has anything to do with it.
Ultimately it is the consumer who will make the decision
Coca-Cola
Mr Mathlouthi is the French entrepreneur behind Mecca Cola, a new soft drink designed to cash in on anti-American sentiment around the world.
He hopes to make Mecca Cola the soft drink of choice for Muslims everywhere and thus push out that icon of American capitalism Coca-Cola.
It is all about combating "America's imperialism and Zionism by providing a substitute for American goods and increasing the blockade of countries boycotting American goods," Mr Mathlouthi told BBC News Online.
It is not the first time Coca-Cola has been the target of a "buy Muslim" challenge. Zamzam Cola, an Iranian drink named after a holy spring in Mecca, has won an enthusiastic reception in Saudi Arabia and Bahrain.
Coca-Cola has dismissed Mr Mathlouthi's move, saying he had "identified a commercial opportunity which involves the exploitation in Europe of the difficult and complex situation in the Middle East".
"Ultimately it is the consumer who will make the decision," the company said in a statement.
It is a good thing overall. At the least it will open up peoples eyes that halal products are in demand and are a large enough market to make it worthwhile for entrepeneurs world wide.
Although in most Muslims countries Coca cola is made localy by Muslims and are Halal.
For example there is the Coca-Cola company of Saudi Arabia
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