The consumer organisation foodwatch is accusing Coca-Cola of using irresponsible marketing and lobbying tactics. According to foodwatch, the global soft-drinks leader is spending millions of euros on online and television marketing campaigns targeted to children and teens. These revelations were made in foodwatch’s 108-page “Coca-Cola Report”, which was presented by the consumer organisation on Wednesday at a press conference in Berlin, right next to Coca-Cola’s German headquarters.

foodwatch steps up the pressure in the Lactalis scandal. All those responsible have been passing the buck since December, and the scandal remains mired in obscurity. Today, foodwatch and several parents open a case which affects everyone. The alliance will present strong evidence that all actors involved in this food scandal have failed to meet their obligations: the producer, the major supermarket chains, the public authorities and the laboratories have all demonstrably failed the consumer.