Debi Vinnedge, executive director of Children of God for Life (COGFL), announced that in late April she had received a letter from Paul Boykas, PepsiCo’s vice president for Global Public Policy, confirming that the company will not allow the use of HEK-293 - a cell line derived from human embryonic kidney - in its partnership with Senomyx, the company with which it had inked a four-year, $30 million contract for flavor research.Īs reported last November by The New American, a PepsiCo shareholder had filed a resolution with the Securities and Exchange Commission in an effort halt the company from contracting with Senomyx, which, according to documents collected by Vinnedge, used cell lines derived from aborted babies in its process of producing artificial flavor enhancers.

Coca-Cola currently reports operating results under the following segments - Europe, Middle East and Africa Latin America North America Asia Pacific Global Ventures Bottling Investments and Corporate.įomento Economico Mexicano S.A.B De C.Article audio sponsored by The John Birch SocietyĪ pro-life leader has won a victory in her efforts to convince soft-drink manufacturer PepsiCo to stop the use of aborted fetal cells in its research for enhancing the flavors of its products.

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