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Pepsi continues to deceive the public with their responses to consumer complaints.  And we deeply appreciate those who are not letting them get away with it! Here is the latest from one determined consumer - God bless her!

To: consumerrelations@cr.pepsi.com
Subject: RE: A Message from PepsiCo Consumer Relations 012855634A

PepsiCo -

Your response does not address my deep concern.  I'm aware the Senomyx does not provide you with ingredients or manufacture your products.  PepsiCo's contract with Senomyx funds and supports its "beverage sweetener research" using the cells of an aborted human fetus. 

Entirely regardless of "FDA requirements" being met or "well-established and long-approved research processes" being used by Senomyx, it uses the remains of an aborted human being to provide PepsiCo with the resulting information or products.

This is what we roundly reject.  It works insidiously to degrade and devalue human life, resulting in a broader, deeper social decline threatening us all - broken families, rampant STDs, violent crime, negative health and emotional effects of abortion, mounting threats of euthanasia, etc - and that, ultimately, cannot be good for PepsiCo's survival and growth either.

Again, I ask PepsiCo to terminate its contract with Senomyx immediately and take advantage of other "well-established" research that does not utilize human remains to accomplish its goals.

From: consumerrelations@cr.pepsi.com [mailto:consumerrelations@cr.pepsi.com]
Sent: Tuesday, October 25, 2011 12:00 PM
Subject: A Message from PepsiCo Consumer Relations 012855634A

Dear Patricia,

Thank you for contacting us at PepsiCo. We appreciate your thoughtful feedback and would like to take a moment to share some information we hope you will find helpful.

First, Senomyx does not provide ingredients to PepsiCo, nor do they manufacture PepsiCo products. Our work with Senomyx is focused on beverage sweetener research to help us reduce sugar in future global products. The integrity of our products is critical to PepsiCo as well as our consumers, and we use only ingredients that meet FDA requirements. Senomyx utilizes well-established and long-approved research processes that are widely used today by many companies within the food and beverage industry. As with each of our research partners, Senomyx is required to meet all relevant industry and government regulatory standards in all its processes and methods.

Thanks again for writing.

Pepsi Consumer Relations

012855634A

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Update: May 26, 2011 - Pepsi still doesn't get it!  Do they think that this "gold standard" of research makes it somehow morally acceptable to exploit the remains of aborted babies for profit? Here is how PepsiCo is responding to the latest boycott letters from the public:

Dear Robert,

Thank you for contacting us to share your sincere concerns.

Please be assured that PepsiCo is committed to using only the highest ethical methods in all aspects of our research. This is something we take very seriously, and we hold ourselves and all of our research partners to the same high standards as the world’s leading research centers.

With respect to the flavor discovery research with Senomyx, we utilize techniques that have been the gold standard for several decades by top universities, hospitals, U.S. government agencies, and essentially every pharmaceutical and biotech company in the world. Yet, there is some misinformation being circulated meant to distort what we’re doing and question our motives and those of other companies. This is unfortunate, and it is certainly not reflective of the work we are doing.

We hope this information is helpful and reassuring. Thank you again for reaching out to us and allowing us to clarify the situation.

Pepsi Consumer Relations

012703784A
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May 25, 2011

Pro-Life Groups Call for Pepsi Boycott over Aborted Fetal Cell Lines

Contact: info@cogforlife.org  Phone:  (727) 483-9251

(Largo, FL) Scores of prolife groups are calling for a public boycott of food giant, PepsiCo due to their partnership with Senomyx, a biotech company using aborted fetal cells in the research and development of artificial flavor enhancers.

Pepsi is funding the research and development – and paying royalties to Senomyx which uses HEK-293 (human embryonic kidney cells) to produce flavor enhancers for Pepsi beverages.

Senomyx boasts they have over 800,000 unique flavors for foods.  The human tongue recognizes only 5 (salty, savory, sweet, sour and bitter).  But cells expressing certain proteins produce a chemical signal when flavors are introduced, which determines if it’s the proper flavor. The aborted fetal cells are not in the product itself.

“There are many options PepsiCo could be using instead of aborted fetal cells” noted Debi Vinnedge, President of Children of God for Life, the group spearheading the boycott.

The revelation—a potential public relations nightmare—motivated Campbell Soup to sever all relations with Senomyx. 

However, PepsiCo continues their business relationship despite the abortion connection. They drew pubic ire earlier this year when they responded that “our collaboration with Senomyx is strictly limited to creating lower-calorie, great-tasting beverages for consumers.”

When pressed further, PepsiCo attempted to pacify angry consumers with a form letter response insinuating they had been accused of conducting aborted fetal tissue research.  Their duplicity again drew public outrage.

Bradley Mattes, executive director of Life Issues Institute, said, “While aborted fetal cells aren’t actually in the product itself, the close relationship is enough to repulse most consumers.  To our knowledge, this is the first time a food product has been publicly associated with abortion.”

The pro-life groups noted that additional companies collaborating with Senomyx will be targeted for boycott next. 

Pro-life organizations are asking the public to boycott all Pepsi drink products and encourage consumers to contact Pepsi management requesting that they sever all ties with Senomyx. Consumers are also encouraged to contact Campbell Soup and thank them for responding to pro-life concerns.

Pro-life groups joining Children of God for Life in the boycott to date are:  Life Issues Institute, American Life League,  Colorado Right to Life, American Right to Life, Sound Choice Pharmaceutical Institute, ALL Arizona, Central Nebraskans for Life, Pro-Life Waco, Houston Coalition for Life, Mother and Unborn Baby Fox Valley, Womankind, Billboards for Life, Movement for a Better America, Defenders of the Unborn, Focus Pregnancy Help Center, Idaho Chooses Life, EMC Frontline Pregnancy Centers of NY, Four Seasons for Life, CREDO,  Life Choices, STOPP Dallas, CA Right To Life, Human Life Alliance, International Right to Life Federation, Operation Rescue and Pro-Life Nation.   Note since our press release was issued, three more groups have officially joined our boycott: LifeNews.com, Mary's Outreach for Women, Pro-Life Action League.

Update:  More prolife groups have continued to joined our boycott. We also have the support of the National Black Pro-Life Union and Black Students for Life, American Family Association and Life Over Death Scotland plus prolife action groups in 7 other foreign countries!  Please continue to spread the new of our efforts!

For a list of Pepsi Beverages included in the boycott: http://pepsico.com/Brands/Pepsi_Cola-Brands.html

See our previous release and updated info

View previous responses from Senomyx partners

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