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[h=1]NZ coroner: Soft drinks may need health warnings[/h]
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WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — A New Zealand coroner says soft-drink makers should consider adding health warnings after he concluded a two-gallon-a-day Coca-Cola habit was a "substantial factor" in a woman's death.
A New Zealand food industry association rejected his suggestion Wednesday. It says "there isn't a labeling regime in the world" that could have prevented the death of somebody who chose to drink the equivalent of 30 cans a day.
Coroner David Crerar this week issued a report into the 2010 death of 31-year-old Natasha Harris. He found the mother-of-eight died of a heart attack. He said the large amount of Coca-Cola she drank likely led to metabolic imbalances which gave rise to her heart problems.
In a statement, Coca-Cola Oceania disputed Crerar's findings.
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Published: 2/13 10:08 am
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WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — A New Zealand coroner says soft-drink makers should consider adding health warnings after he concluded a two-gallon-a-day Coca-Cola habit was a "substantial factor" in a woman's death.
A New Zealand food industry association rejected his suggestion Wednesday. It says "there isn't a labeling regime in the world" that could have prevented the death of somebody who chose to drink the equivalent of 30 cans a day.
Coroner David Crerar this week issued a report into the 2010 death of 31-year-old Natasha Harris. He found the mother-of-eight died of a heart attack. He said the large amount of Coca-Cola she drank likely led to metabolic imbalances which gave rise to her heart problems.
In a statement, Coca-Cola Oceania disputed Crerar's findings.
