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the_hawk* — Mon, 26 Aug 2013 00:28:39 GMT

If this is true this practice is disgusting

http://www.realfarmacy.com/pepsico-says-it-will-halt-use-of-aborted-fetal-cells-in-flavor-research/

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monman12 — Mon, 26 Aug 2013 01:34:41 GMT

There are a lot of things "if true" that would be confronting, but I did notice this from the past:

"PepsiCo does not conduct or fund research, including research performed by third parties, that utilizes any human tissue or cell lines derived from embryos or fetuses," Jeff Dahncke, PepsiCo senior director for communications, said in a statement."

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purple_haize — Mon, 26 Aug 2013 01:35:12 GMT

That is absolutely disgusting, how could they do something like that?

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j*oono — Mon, 26 Aug 2013 01:42:07 GMT

That seems to be a rather crackpot prolife propaganda website.

They do say in their disclaimer that you can't rely on them. " it should not be relied upon as being comprehensive or error-free."

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**meep** — Mon, 26 Aug 2013 02:02:31 GMT

how reliable is snopes?

http://www.snopes.com/politics/medical/pepsi.asp

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the_great_she_elephant — Mon, 26 Aug 2013 02:30:28 GMT

What I understand from reading the Snopes link is that the cell line is being used to TEST flavours, not CREATE them.

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annies_fancy_dress — Mon, 26 Aug 2013 05:52:13 GMT

UNfortunately, no-one should be surprised at anything humans do in 'research'!

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azureline** — Mon, 26 Aug 2013 09:44:18 GMT

No one should be surprised at anything anyone does 😞 yet we do continue to be............