<html><body><div style="color:#000; background-color:#fff; font-family:times new roman, new york, times, serif;font-size:12pt"><div><span>Waweru, Listers,</span></div><div><span>Thank you for the info.</span></div><div><span>There is a general regulatory challenge even in our sector mainly because of information asymmetry.</span></div><div><span>It is therefore important that we be alert and demand similar treatment by investors as in their home country especially in matters of health, safety and enviroment.</span></div><div><span><br></span></div><div><span>John Kariuki.</span></div><div><br></div> <div style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'times new roman', 'new york', times, serif; "> <div style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'times new roman', 'new york', times, serif; "> <div dir="ltr"> <font size="2" face="Arial"> <hr size="1"> <b><span style="font-weight:bold;">From:</span></b> Daniel Waweru <daniel.waweru@gmail.com><br> <b><span
style="font-weight: bold;">To:</span></b> ngethe.kariuki2007@yahoo.co.uk <br><b><span style="font-weight: bold;">Cc:</span></b> KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions <kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke> <br> <b><span style="font-weight: bold;">Sent:</span></b> Thursday, 28 June 2012, 13:09<br> <b><span style="font-weight: bold;">Subject:</span></b> [kictanet] US group flags chemical levels in Coke sold abroad<br> </font> </div> <br><div id="yiv250402822"><font size="4" style="color: rgb(34, 34, 34); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); font-family: arial, sans-serif; "><font face="times new roman,serif"><a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="http://af.reuters.com/article/commoditiesNews/idAFL2E8HQFDI20120626" style="color:rgb(17,85,204);">http://af.reuters.com/article/commoditiesNews/idAFL2E8HQFDI20120626</a></font></font><div style="color: rgb(34, 34, 34); font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); font-family: arial, sans-serif; ">
<font size="4"><font face="times new roman,serif"><br></font></font></div><div style="color: rgb(34, 34, 34); font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); font-family: arial, sans-serif; "><font size="4"><font face="times new roman,serif"><blockquote class="yiv250402822gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left-width:1px;border-left-color:rgb(204,204,204);border-left-style:solid;padding-left:1ex;">
June 26 (Reuters) - Coca-Cola Co's namesake soda sold in several countries, including Brazil and Kenya, still contains a high level of a chemical linked to cancer in animals months after it made changes to the drinks sold in California, a U.S. watchdog group said on Tuesday.</blockquote>
<div><br></div><blockquote class="yiv250402822gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left-width:1px;border-left-color:rgb(204,204,204);border-left-style:solid;padding-left:1ex;">The Center for Science in the Public Interest said that samples of Coca-Cola tested in nine countries showed "alarming amounts" of the chemical 4-methylimidazole, or 4-MI, used as an ingredient in caramel coloring. High levels of that chemical have been linked to cancer in animals.</blockquote>
<div><br></div><div><blockquote class="yiv250402822gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left-width:1px;border-left-color:rgb(204,204,204);border-left-style:solid;padding-left:1ex;">But samples from Brazil contained 267 micrograms and samples from Kenya had 177 micrograms, CSPI said. Even in the United States, samples from Washington D.C. had 145 micrograms.</blockquote>
<div> </div></div></font></font></div>Daniel Waweru<br><a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="http://www.kenyaimagine.com/">www.kenyaimagine.com</a><br>Art and analysis; debate and opinion.<br>
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