Sussex University has become the first campus in the country to ban all Coca-Cola products from its students' union in protest at the company's allegedly unethical practices. Other campuses are expected to follow suit, amid calls for a nationwide student boycott of the soft drinks giant.
The decision to withdraw Coca-Cola from the university comes at a time when its products have already been banned in schools, as concerns rise about rates of obesity among children. Universities in the US have also banned Coca-Cola and a quarter of states in India have outlawed products following concerns that they contain 27 times the permitted levels of pesticides.
Campaigners also claim that bottling plants in India have depleted local water tables and deprived farmers of their livelihoods. In Colombia and other South American states, the company has been accused of ignoring anti-union abuses at its factories.
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