The third case refers to Pfizer’s 1996 case that took place in Northern Nigeria during an epidemic of bacterial meningitis. Trovan was a drug administered to children during this period, the drug was proven to have life threatening side effects and was not approved eleven children died due to the effects of this drug. What ethical issues are similar in the 3 cases? The common ethical issues that the three cases encounter are the ability to show honesty, reliability and open communication in consumer relationships as well as performing in an open and transparent environment. They also struggle with the ability to agree to take ethical responsibilities of on-site catastrophes, leaks, spills and misfortunes.
Out of the total revenue, $10 billion comes from the healthy food section. To maintain the balance between the demands of shareholders and other interest groups, the company is hiring more health officials, so that they can do more research and improve their products. 2- How effective do you think Pepsi Co. has been in responding to stakeholders concerns about nutrition and sustainability? As I said before, you can't expect Pepsi Co. proving a purely healthy food items. It has faced many criticism, for it's unhealthy ingredients.
As tensions grew, the government finally issued the Gin Act of 1751 that prohibited gin distillers from selling to unlicensed merchants, restricted retail licenses to substantial property holders, and charged high fees to those merchants eligible for retail licenses. Before the formation of the Gin Act of 1751, people debated over items such as public health and behavior, impact on the image it created of society, and economic problems that gin distillers and other associates faced. As gin became a huge industry in trade, people began to question the reality of the situation and the effects that gin had on their health and behavior. In accordance to Lord Bathurst, gin was neither a crime nor a sin, and may even be necessary on many given occasions. He contended that with the poor atmosphere and climate in England, that such drink was necessary for relief or support of nature (D8).
-Activists in India charged that the company’s bottling plants used too much water depriving local villagers of supplies for drinking and irrigation - Primary Stakeholders: Coca-Cola, local villagers, non-governmental organizations and India’s government - Expectations v. Performance: There were multiple concerns raised by stakeholders such as environment and government bodies, and various organizations that were creating awareness against the company due to the above discussed issues. Their expectation was that the company should be a responsible social entity that is accountable to the community in which it operates, and hence it has to change its ways in a way that stops causing harm to the larger society.
In reference to drugs, that would mean we as US citizens would have a legal right to buy, use, sell, and outright possess a certain amount of an illicit drug without penalty. Being that cocaine is addictive and destructive in large and repeated doses, I am against legalizing cocaine. The increased levels of ruthless behavior, overdoses, drug wars, and overall decline in the neighborhood across the country would be devastating. The inner cities would suffer an even greater decline in despair and hopelessness due to the streets being overly infested with open drug dealing. Although illegal activities occur on a daily basis, I think if cocaine was legal, people would be dying in the streets.
Fighting Methamphetamine What would you do if you knew something harmed millions of people on a daily basis? Day after day, methamphetamine harms not only the people using the appalling drug, but also the ones around them. The process of making meth can create harmful side effects on an innocent person. Also, meth addicts have psychotic behavior and tend to harm people they love. Even though the United States government has implemented laws to limit drugs – especially meth, the government needs to fight meth even harder because people can acquire it so easily and because meth devastates not only the user but everyone in contact with the user.
The restrictions on sugary drinks contributed towards a branch out of many educational campaigns. The most influential campaign that caused the greatest decrease in obesity rates was ‘Rethink Your Drink’ proposed by the Hawaii Department of Health. Furthermore, limiting the size people can purchase sugary drinks will help stop the growth of beverage portions in the restaurant industry. Chain-restaurants have increased their beverage portion sizes monumentally over the past few decades, and bigger portion sizes have been proven to lead to greater consumption. Surely people will learn from the restrictions put on detrimental drinks, understand the dangers that come from drinking such large quantities of sugary beverages, and how harmful they can be towards the
Defend your strategy to successfully compete against market leaders in your segment. Hints: For example, in the soft drink market, it is intimidating to try to compete against Coke and Pepsi. Newcomers in mature markets typically must pursue niche markets or even create new market categories, as Red Bull did with energy drinks. c. Defend your plan to differentiate yourself from the competition using the information detailed on the worksheet in the text (p. 131 | Market Share Distribution). Hints: Every business faces competition and the non-alcoholic beverage market is an especially crowded market.
| High Fructose Corn Syrup: Too Sweet to Eat? | High fructose corn syrup (HFCS) is definitely bad for you. It is also bad for the planet, and I believe that it is a major driver of the obesity epidemic, despite the position taken in June 2008 by the American Medical Association. The AMA concluded that HFCS isn't any worse than other caloric sweeteners and that there is "insufficient evidence" to restrict its use or require a warning label on products that contain it.HFCS is a relatively recent invention for sweetening soft drinks, juices and foods - the production process was developed in Japan in the late 1960s, and the new sweetener entered the American food system in the early 1970s. It tastes sweeter than regular corn syrup, blends well
Renaissance physician Paracelsus famously said, "The dose makes the poison," meaning that even harmless substances can become toxic if you eat enough of them. Many people ask me, "Is high fructose syrup really that bad for you?" And my answer to this question is "Yes," mainly for this very reason. In America today, we are eating huge doses of sugar, especially high fructose corn syrup. It is sweeter and cheaper than regular sugar and is in every processed food and sugar-sweetened drink.