January 3, 2006

U. of Michigan halts sales of Coke products, seeking investigations in Columbia and India

The University of Michigan has become the second major university to ban sales of Coca-Cola products on campus because of concerns over labor practices in Columbia and environmental practices in India . New York University imposed a similar ban a few weeks earlier. U-M is one of several institutions pressing the beverage producer to authorize an independent review of its practices in Columbia and India . The university said it is prepared to resume selling Coke products once the impasse is resolved. The decision was widely covered by print and electronic media.

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