Seven part series about the close links between Coca-Cola, covert operations of the CIA and the Echelon spy machine, and the mafia.
Brief description of the case.
"India's Supreme Court has asked Coca-Cola and Pepsi to explain why their logos are painted on the Himalaya mountains." [BBC]
The world's largest soft drink maker is being sued over allegations that it employed right-wing death squads in Colombia. [BBC]
Coca-Cola knowingly sold contaminated drinks to its customers and had rigged a marketing test in order to increase sales were some of the allegations. [BBC]
Seattle School Board warned that it might become the target of an anti-obesity lawsuit for allowing schools to peddle soda to students. [Seattle Post-Intelligencer Reporter]
Coca Cola has a responsibility to ensure that the conditions under which their products are produced are safe, it claims.
Trade unions around the world are alleging that the company's locally owned bottlers in Colombia used illegal paramilitary groups to intimidate, threaten and kill its workers. [Guardian]
Companies are charged with depleting water level ('exploitation of water resources') in Kerala villages. [Rediff]
"...Coca-Cola is certain to face accusations of hypocrisy after recent declarations that it would stop advertising to the under-12s." [Guardian]
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