Just after the New Year holidays, many netizens received information at the same time on Weibo, WeChat and QQ Group, saying that CCTV’s “Focus Interview” has been broadcasted. Coca-Cola admitted that its fruit orange contains the US banned pesticide “carbendazim” and Admonish not to drink this drink.

Recently, Minute Maid Coca-Cola issued a statement saying that it was a false rumors and malice that there was an online news that "Mijutsu Fruit Orange contained a banned pesticide, carbendazim, which could cause cancer and cause consumer panic." On the 7th, the company reported the case to the local public security agency in Shanghai.

"This is obviously a nonsense rumors and malicious attacks," Coca-Cola said yesterday, said that after verification, "Focal Interview" program has never broadcast the above false information. Coca-Cola’s statement yesterday also explained that from the beginning: A year ago, Coca-Cola found in the United States that Brazilian fruit farmers sprayed a fungicide (called “Carbendazim”) on fruit trees in the United States unregistered, so Coca-Cola United States headquarters Actively reported the United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA), confirmed by the FDA and the US Environmental Protection Agency, that the use of American beverages produced from Brazilian orange juice is safe.

According to the statement, Coca-Cola China Co., Ltd., in order to eliminate the public's doubts, immediately applied the Brazilian orange juice ingredients for inspection. On January 19, 2012, the inspection was conducted by the National Food Quality Supervision and Inspection Center. The result was that the carbendazim ingredient was "not detected" and met the national standards. There was no safety problem.

“In the past 2012, from Weibo, QQ Group, to WeChat, the rumors about the mischievous orange juice of the Minute Maid and the orange juice in Brazil have been unheard of, and they have been revived, especially during the festive season.” Zhao Yanhong, head of the Coca-Cola China company, said in an interview with reporters yesterday that judging from the law of spreading rumors and the information collected by the company, this is not a single individual act at all, but it is behind the scenes.

Bai Changbo, Vice President of Coca-Cola Greater China, said: “The company's report to the public security agency is not only to defend its brand reputation, but also to punish evils and promote goodness and create a more fair and healthy business environment.”