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U.S. Embassy supports Coca-Cola, Pepsi

By Our Diplomatic Correspondent

NEW DELHI AUG. 13. The United States Embassy today came out with a statement in support of Coca-Cola and Pepsi that have been accused of not conforming to European standards in their soft drinks being sold in India.

The Embassy said it had been ``carefully following'' the public discussions over the ``alleged quality issues'' for some Coca-Cola and Pepsi products and ``remains in close contact with both companies''. ``Coca-Cola and Pepsi are working intensively with the Indian Government to clarify these issues with the assistance of independent scientific experts and laboratories.''

``Both Coca-Cola and Pepsi are confident that their products meet or exceed the highest national quality and safety standards.'' Signalling its interest in the current controversy, the Embassy said both these companies were ``highly reputable and responsible firms'' with worldwide operations. ``They have repeatedly emphasised that it is their top priority to provide the consumer with safe products,'' the statement added.

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