The Responsible Research Statement at the PepsiCo website says the company “does not conduct or fund research - including research funded by PepsiCo but performed by third parties - that utilizes any human tissue or cell lines derived from embryos or fetuses.” Boykas acknowledged that their discussions forced them to examine their own corporate policy that had been in place for years but ‘may not have been fully understood’ by everyone,” Mrs. Boykas, in which she said the Pepsi executive told her that “PepsiCo had internal discussions beginning last November,” when a shareholder resolution was filed by a concerned stockholder. Vinnedge also cited a telephone conversation with Mr. So that was majorly different than what they had said in the past,” she explained. “When they said they would not use HEK cell lines in their most recent letter - well, that is the hallmark for Senomyx research. Vinnedge told The Washington Times on Monday that the latest letter seemed evasion-proof. Children of God for Life started its boycott effort, which had grown to include more than 30 pro-life organizations worldwide, last May and had engaged in a long back-and-forth with PepsiCo, during which the corporation denied using embryo or fetal tissue in various ways that pro-lifers dismissed as lawyerly spin.īut Mrs.
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