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| + | '''Coca-Cola''' is an [[American]] multinational beverage corporation founded in [[1892]], best known as the producer of Coca-Cola. The Coca-Cola Company also manufactures, sells, and markets other non-[[alcohol]]ic drinks. It first started out as drink to heal American Civil War-veterans, as drug, containing actual [[Cocaine]].<ref>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OF6ZTxjgaNw</ref> | ||
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| + | At the time it was introduced, the product contained cocaine from coca leaves and caffeine from kola nuts which together acted as a stimulant. The drink was invented by a [[American Civil War]] combatant as drug for his war wounds. | ||
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| + | ==Front groups== | ||
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| + | |text=As part of its [[corporate propaganda]] campaign to deflect public attention away from the harmful health effects of its [[sweetened beverage|sugary drinks]], the Coca-Cola Company has funded [[front organization]]s. The company funded creation of the front organization the Global Energy Balance Network (GEBN) to address the growing evidence that the company's products are a leading cause of the epidemic of [[childhood obesity in the United States]] and the growing number of Americans, including children, with [[type 2 diabetes]]. GEBN designed its own studies to arrive at conclusions set in advance and [[cherry picking|cherry picked]] data to support its corporate public relations agenda. After an August 2015 investigative report exposed the GEBN as a Coca-Cola Company front organization, GEBN was shut down.<ref name="Clifford D. Conner 2020 pp. 14-16">Clifford D. Conner, "The Tragedy of American Science, from Truman to Trump" (Chicago: Haymarket Books, 2020), pp. 14-16</ref> | ||
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| + | Three years after the shutdown of GEBN, the company, together with several other [[junk food]] giants, was revealed to be behind an initiative in China called "Happy 10 Minutes," funded through a group called the [[International Life Sciences Institute]] (ILSI). The aim of the initiative was to address decades of research on diet-related diseases, such as Type 2 diabetes and [[hypertension]], by promoting physical [[exercise]] to the population but avoiding discussion of the link between such diseases and junk foods, including sugary drinks.<ref name="Clifford D. Conner 2020 pp. 14-16"/><ref>New York Times, January 9, 2019 [https://www.nytimes.com/2019/01/09/health/obesity-china-coke.html "How Chummy Are Junk Food Giants and China’s Health Officials? They Share Offices"]</ref> ILSI through the 1980s and 1990s had been promoting the [[tobacco industry]]'s agenda in Europe and the United States.<ref>New York Times, September 16, 2019 [https://www.nytimes.com/2019/09/16/health/ilsi-food-policy-india-brazil-china.html "A Shadowy Industry Group Shapes Food Policy Around the World"]</ref> | ||
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| + | ==Corruption== | ||
| + | CPS UK reported that a group of individuals and corporate bodies have been sentenced in 2022 for their involvement in bribing a senior manager at Coca Cola Enterprises UK Limited. | ||
| + | The companies involved have all been fined for failing to prevent bribery. WABGS Limited (previously Boulting Group Limited) received a fine of £500,000, Tritec Systems Limited of £70,000 and Electron Systems Limited of £70,000.<ref>https://www.cps.gov.uk/cps/news/fraudsters-sentenced-million-pound-bribery-and-corruption-coca-cola-enterprises-uk-ltd</ref> | ||
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Revision as of 05:27, 14 February 2023
 Coca-Cola  (Multinational company)    | |
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| Leaders | • Coca-Cola/Chair • Coca-Cola/CEO |
| Interest of | Phil Scanlan, Melanie Thornton |
| Member of | Transatlantic Policy Network |
| Sponsor of | Lowy Institute, Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars, Science Media Centre |
| Subpage | •Coca-Cola/CEO •Coca-Cola/Chair |
Coca-Cola is an American multinational beverage corporation founded in 1892, best known as the producer of Coca-Cola. The Coca-Cola Company also manufactures, sells, and markets other non-alcoholic drinks. It first started out as drink to heal American Civil War-veterans, as drug, containing actual Cocaine.[1]
Cocaine
At the time it was introduced, the product contained cocaine from coca leaves and caffeine from kola nuts which together acted as a stimulant. The drink was invented by a American Civil War combatant as drug for his war wounds.
| The Truth About Coca Cola & Cocaine - Wazer |
Front groups
“As part of its corporate propaganda campaign to deflect public attention away from the harmful health effects of its sugary drinks, the Coca-Cola Company has funded front organizations. The company funded creation of the front organization the Global Energy Balance Network (GEBN) to address the growing evidence that the company's products are a leading cause of the epidemic of childhood obesity in the United States and the growing number of Americans, including children, with type 2 diabetes. GEBN designed its own studies to arrive at conclusions set in advance and cherry picked data to support its corporate public relations agenda. After an August 2015 investigative report exposed the GEBN as a Coca-Cola Company front organization, GEBN was shut down.[2] Three years after the shutdown of GEBN, the company, together with several other junk food giants, was revealed to be behind an initiative in China called "Happy 10 Minutes," funded through a group called the International Life Sciences Institute (ILSI). The aim of the initiative was to address decades of research on diet-related diseases, such as Type 2 diabetes and hypertension, by promoting physical exercise to the population but avoiding discussion of the link between such diseases and junk foods, including sugary drinks.[2][3] ILSI through the 1980s and 1990s had been promoting the tobacco industry's agenda in Europe and the United States.[4]”
Wikipedia (2023) [5]
Corruption
CPS UK reported that a group of individuals and corporate bodies have been sentenced in 2022 for their involvement in bribing a senior manager at Coca Cola Enterprises UK Limited. The companies involved have all been fined for failing to prevent bribery. WABGS Limited (previously Boulting Group Limited) received a fine of £500,000, Tritec Systems Limited of £70,000 and Electron Systems Limited of £70,000.[6]
Related Quotation
| Page | Quote | Author | Date |
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| Elon Musk | “Next I’m buying Coca-Cola to put the cocaine back in” | Elon Musk X | 2022 |
References
- ↑ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OF6ZTxjgaNw
- ↑ a b Clifford D. Conner, "The Tragedy of American Science, from Truman to Trump" (Chicago: Haymarket Books, 2020), pp. 14-16
- ↑ New York Times, January 9, 2019 "How Chummy Are Junk Food Giants and China’s Health Officials? They Share Offices"
- ↑ New York Times, September 16, 2019 "A Shadowy Industry Group Shapes Food Policy Around the World"
- ↑ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Coca-Cola_Company#Front_groups
- ↑ https://www.cps.gov.uk/cps/news/fraudsters-sentenced-million-pound-bribery-and-corruption-coca-cola-enterprises-uk-ltd
