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Cola advertisements to be banned? August 10, 2006 19:45 IST Concerned over reports of pesticides in soft drinks, the government on Thursday said it was working on comprehensive standard formula for testing pesticide contents in such beverages. Health Minister Anbumani Ramadoss said the government was also deliberating on the issue of banning advertisements for soft drinks. "The government is discussing with the Information and Broadcasting Ministry on whether there is a provision to ban advertisement (of soft drinks). We have not taken any decision. We are just discussing it with the I&B ministry," Ramadoss said. The Minister said state governments were authorised to undertake testing of soft drinks for pesticides and if found they could take a decision on sale of such drinks. He said as per law, if the states found the consumption of these colas detrimental to consumers' health, they could ban the consumption of soft drinks.
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