Ribena Health Claims Squashed by Australian Watchdog
It said the drink contained significantly less vitamin C than claimed on the nutritional information on its packaging and the implication it had four times the vitamin C of comparable orange juice products was incorrect.
23/03/07 The makers of Ribena have admitted advertising claims about the popular blackcurrant drink's vitamin content "may have misled customers", Australia's consumer watchdog said Wednesday.
The Australian Consumer and Competition Commission (ACCC) said GlaxoSmithKline Australia had "self-reported" discrepancies in claims about vitamin C levels in its Ribena Ready to Drink fruit beverage.
It said the the drink contained significantly less vitamin C than claimed on the nutritional information on its packaging and the implication it had four times the vitamin C of comparable orange juice products was incorrect.
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