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From: iws@rayssdb.UUCP (Ihor W. Slabicky)
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Subject: Re: Re: Kosher Coca Cola and/or Pepsi Cola
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Date: Tue, 23-Sep-86 12:04:00 EDT
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> During Passover the use of certain food products  is  restricted,
> although  these  same  products  may  be  permissible  during the
> remainder of the year.  Due to one of customs that  developed  in
> certain  communities centuries ago  corn is not used, despite the
> fact that it is not technically prohibited by biblical tradition.
> 
> Hence,  there  are  many families who will not buy a product that
> contains corn  syrup  or   similar  ingredients  for  consumption
> during the Passover holiday.

I called both Pepsi Cola and Coca Cola on this.  Both companies
put a K (Kosher) or KP (Kosher for Passover) on their cans, as
appropriate.  Coke is under Rabbinical supervision.  The labeling of
'high fructose corn syrup/sucrose' allows the bottlers to use either
one of the sweeteners without having to carry two sets of cans/labels.
(Coke ships only the syrup and the bottlers add sweeteners to it.)
Coke did say that in large metropolitan areas (New York and Miami were
two examples given) the bottlers will switch to an all sucrose formula
(apparently for the reasons given in the article above) but the label
will still say 'high fructose corn syrup/sucrose'.  Pepsi called the
R.I. bottler and then told me that the local bottler would not say 
products were made with which sweetener.

It would seem that if you do want the all sugar soft drink, get 
Coca Cola with the 'KP' in NYCity or Miami.