NEW DELHI: A government study has found traces of heavy metals, including lead, chromium and cadmium, in samples of PET bottles used for packaging aerated drinks and pharmaceutical products.
The study , commissioned by the health ministry's drugs technical advisory board, tested samples of Sprite, Mountain Dew, 7UP, Pepsi and Coca-Cola and found leaching of toxins from the PET bottles, minister of state for health Faggan Singh Kulaste told Rajya Sabha on Tuesday .
" ...the samples were submitted to National Test House (in Kolkata) for testing," Kulaste said in a written reply.
Giving details of the study conducted by Kolkata-based All India Institute of Hygiene and Public Health, Kulaste said the institute had entered into a pact with the national test house for further testing.
Tests have shown the leaching increased with room temperature. For example, at normal room temperature, the tests found 0.004 mgL and 0.007 mgL of lead in 7Up and Sprite, respectively . However, when it was kept at 40 degrees celsius for 10 days, the lead increased to 0.006 mgL and 0.009 mgL, respectively . Dedicated Server Hosting Singapore
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The study , commissioned by the health ministry's drugs technical advisory board, tested samples of Sprite, Mountain Dew, 7UP, Pepsi and Coca-Cola and found leaching of toxins from the PET bottles, minister of state for health Faggan Singh Kulaste told Rajya Sabha on Tuesday .
" ...the samples were submitted to National Test House (in Kolkata) for testing," Kulaste said in a written reply.
Giving details of the study conducted by Kolkata-based All India Institute of Hygiene and Public Health, Kulaste said the institute had entered into a pact with the national test house for further testing.
Tests have shown the leaching increased with room temperature. For example, at normal room temperature, the tests found 0.004 mgL and 0.007 mgL of lead in 7Up and Sprite, respectively . However, when it was kept at 40 degrees celsius for 10 days, the lead increased to 0.006 mgL and 0.009 mgL, respectively . Dedicated Server Hosting Singapore
Source:-timesofindia.indiatimes
