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Standards & Benchmarks Industry & Economy - Beverages CSE blames panel for delay in fixing pesticide residue norms Our Bureau
New Delhi , Nov. 19 THE Centre for Science and Environment (CSE) on Friday alleged that the Central Committee for Food Standards (CCFS), which was to finalise pesticide residue norms for soft drinks, has delayed in taking a final decision by referring the matter to another committee. In a statement, the CSE said, "This clearly shows that the Government does not have the necessary will power to decide in favour of public health, and is being led astray by the industry. This makes the recent order of the Rajasthan High Court all the more relevant, since it puts the onus clearly on soft drink companies."
The Pesticide Residue Sub-Committee, one of the sub-committees of the CCFS, after listening to Coca-Cola, PepsiCo and soft drink associations, which it termed as `stakeholders', decided that it will undertake a nation-wide monitoring of soft drinks for pesticide residues before finalising the standards, said the release. "Strangely, this list of stakeholders did not include either CSE or other non-government organisations and consumer groups," it said.
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