Comparisons

Updated on: 7 February 2024 7:06 pm

Published at: 30 August 2003 12:00 am

Comparisons

London Results

PesticidePepsiCokeDDT<0.1µg/L<0.1µg/LLindane<0.1µg/L<0.1µg/LChloropyrifos<0.1µg/L<0.1µg/LMalathion<0.1µg/L<0.1µg/L31 pesticides either not present or below EU norms. Total pesticides present could theoretically be above EU norms, but improbable.

CSE Results

DDT2.1µg/L3.5µg/L Lindane1.6µg/L0.9µg/LChloropyrifos4.2µg/L4.2µg/LMalathion8. 7µg/L8.7µg/LPesticides between 11 and 70 times EU limits. CSE claims samples were collected in January. Post-rains, the pesticide level would have been diluted.

Government Results

DDTnot foundnot foundLindane0.008µg/L0.14µg/LChloropyrifos0.017µg/L0.7µg/LMalathionnot foundnot foundWay below CSE levels. However, the lab states that its samples were from a different batch from CSE’s samples and the "results are not comparable".

µg = microgramme