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Oxfam pans Scarlett Johansson for Israeli deal
▻http://bigstory.ap.org/article/oxfam-pans-scarlett-johansson-israeli-deal

Oxfam International is criticizing Scarlett Johansson over her new ad campaign for an Israeli company that operates in the West Bank.

Israeli drink maker #SodaStream International Ltd. recently signed the U.S. actress as its first “global brand ambassador.” She is to appear in a television ad during the Super Bowl on Feb. 2.

SodaStream has come under fire from pro-Palestinian activists for maintaining a large factory in an Israeli settlement in the West Bank, a territory captured by Israel in 1967 and claimed by the Palestinians.

Johansson has served as a global ambassador for Oxfam since 2005, raising funds and promoting awareness about global poverty.

The humanitarian group said that while it respects the independence of its ambassadors, it opposes “all trade” from Israeli settlements, claiming they are illegal and deny Palestinian rights. “We have made our concerns known to Ms. Johansson and we are now engaged in a dialogue on these important issues,” it said.

#bds

Group finds carcinogen in Pepsi outside Calif
▻http://bigstory.ap.org/article/group-finds-carcinogen-pepsi-products-0

NEW YORK (AP) — An environmental group said Wednesday that the caramel coloring used in Pepsi still contains a worrisome level of a carcinogen, even after the drink maker said it would change its formula.

In March, PepsiCo Inc. and Coca-Cola Co. both said they would adjust their formulas nationally after California passed a law mandating drinks containing a certain level of carcinogens come with a cancer warning label. The changes were made for drinks sold in California when the law passed.

The chemical is 4-methylimidazole, or 4-Mel, which can form during the cooking process and, as a result, may be found in trace amounts in many foods.

Watchdog group The Center for Environmental Health found via testing that while Coke products no longer test positive for the chemical, Pepsi products sold outside of California still do.

Pepsi said its caramel coloring suppliers are changing their manufacturing process to cut the amount of 4-Mel in its caramel. That process is complete in California and will be finished in February 2014 in the rest of the country. Pepsi said it will also be taken out globally, but did not indicate a timeline .

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#carcinogènes #sodas #pepsi