On August 9, 2006 (July 16, 2006 in the lunar calendar), there was a Coke Incident in India. A young man stands next to Coca-Cola for sale in New Delhi, the capital of India, August 9, 2006. On the same day, the government of Kerala in southern India announced a ban on the production and sales activities of Coca-Cola and Pepsi in the state. In early August, the Indian NGO Center for Science and Environment released a research report stating that some soft drinks produced and sold by the two companies in India contained 3 to 5 pesticide ingredients. However, both companies denied this claim. Comment: Food safety issues plague the world