Question

The topic is on Coca Cola, please add a reference.

Influencing Factors: Describe pertinent information related to the wider scope of the ethical issue. What elements in the company's culture, the external environment, or other factors influenced the ethical crisis? If it was portrayed in the media, how was it portrayed? (please add a refernece

Answer 1

The Coca-Cola Company has faced many ethical issues in the past. In the year 1999 June, about 30 children in Belgium became ill following the consumption of the coke.All Coca-Cola products were recalled by the Belgian government and this was soon followed by the officials in Luxembourg and Netherlands. The contamination was traced to a poorly processed batch of carbon dioxide. The situation was ruled out to be a health hazard and was judged to be minor. In Poland, a shipment of Bonaqua, a water product was found to be contaminated with mold and in France, 100 people became sick and this led to banning of all Coca-Cola products.The company was sued in 1999 for racial discrimination against African American employees but it eventually grew to add more employees. This discrimination was in the form of pay, promotions, and performance evaluations.

Under coincidence, 8 Coca-Cola workers died and 48 others went into hiding while 65 others received death threats. The union insisted that the deaths were occupational hazards related but the company insisted this was not the case. In 2006, some company employees attempted to sell top secret information regarding the company products to Pepsi Co. However, the individuals were arrested and charged after an FBI investigation was conducted.