--- Iesje rositha <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Date: Tue, 19 Jul 2005 04:14:38 +0100 (BST) > > Subject: Muslim doctor finds alcohol in Coca Cola > > Bottle > > > > Muslim doctor finds alcohol in Coca Cola bottle > > > > > 7/14/2005 6:26:00 AM GMT > > > > Source: IOL > > > > A Muslim doctor found traces of alcohol - > forbidden > > by the Islamic religion - in a bottle of Coca > Cola. > > > > This sparked a big campaign by Coca-Cola to defend > > its product, which it claims was contaminated > after > > a chip in the glass bottle let air in. > > > > Last month, Dr. Haroon Dindar, 58, of Mpumalanga > > purchased a crate of 1.25-litre bottles of Coke, > he > > says. > > > > "We buy our Coca-Cola directly from the Coke depot > > at Ermelo. So that means that it does not go > through > > shops or anyone else," said Dindar. > > > > And on a hot Sunday afternoon, the doctor invited > > his daughters to his home for a family braai. > > > > "I took out two bottles from the refrigerator and > > put them on the table on the veranda. One of my > > daughters opened a bottle and its contents began > to > > bubble out," he said. > > > > "Not realizing that something was wrong, she > poured > > some out into three tumblers." > > > > When the 19-year-old girl took a sip of the drink, > > Dindar said, she told him it had an unusual taste. > > And when he smelt the contents of the tumbler, he > > realized it was alcohol. > > > > Mr. Dindar decided to take the contents of the > > bottle to a laboratory for testing. The test > > confirmed that the Coke had 0.924g of alcohol per > > 100ml. > > > > Then immediately Dindar contacted the plant and > > informed the manager of what happened. > > > > Later on, Coca-Cola Company embarked on a huge > > campaign to defend its product, saying it is > alcohol > > free, although the testing of the product proved > the > > opposite. It placed a full-page ad in Wednesday's > > Cape Argus trying to defend the product against > the > > scandal. > > > > In its ad, the company said that its laboratory > > tests have found alcohol in Dindar's cooldrink. A > > Coca-Cola spokesperson claims that a chip in the > > glass bottle had allowed air into the bottle > leading > > to fermentation of the product. The company > > described this as "a rare occurrence" and said no > > other incidents had been reported. > > > > The manager told Mr. Dindar that traces of yeast > > were found in the bottle, and being mixed with the > > sugar content of the drink, it created an > alcoholic > > beverage. > > > > "I had four crates of Coke at home but I have > given > > them away. I will never drink Coke again," he > said. > > > > > http://www.islamonline.com/cgi-bin/news_service/world_full_story.asp?service_id=1643 > > > > > > > > > > > > > > --------------------------------- > > Yahoo! Mail > > Stay connected, organized, and protected. Take > the > > tour > > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been > > removed] > > > > > > > __________________________________________________ > Do You Yahoo!? > Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam > protection around > http://mail.yahoo.com > __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com * http://www.sarikata.com/ * http://www.sarikata.biz/ * http://www.sarikata.net/ * Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/sarikata/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
