Consumer Healthcare

GlaxoSmithKline Malaysia has assured the public that Ribena's content is as per its label via an official statement to Amir Mahmood Razak, a TV news anchor who enquired about it when he read about the case in New Zealand. The statement came about due to GlaxoSmithKline Consumer Healthcare in New Zealand (GSK-CH) who has accepted charges brought by the New Zealand Commerce Commission and has given undertakings to the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission with regards to potentially misleading advertising statements and low levels of Vitamin C in some Ribena Ready-to-Drink products manufactured for the Australia and New Zealand markets.

More in Amir Mahmood Razak's blog and Screenshots.

Has the food/beverage production been compromised lately? Which 3rd party can verify the truthfulness on the label or those contect not listed in label to avoid consumer repercussion.

In China, two young men from Hangzhou, provincial capital of Zhejiang in eastern China, sued the Zhongcui Foodstuff Co Ltd for producing and putting on the market Coca-Cola and Sprite drinks containing the preservative sodium benzoate, which has been proved to be harmful to human health when consumed over a long period. The plaintiffs accused the manufacturers of covering up the preservative's chemical nature, thus depriving the consumer of "the right to know". The case is reported to have been accepted by a court. (source: Asia Times Onlime)

Is it the same situation in Malaysia as well? What does Malaysia's Coca Cola producer, F&N Coca-Cola, has to say about the situation in China. Personally, I do refrain from drinking carbonated soft drinks.
Tags: GlaxoSmithKline, Ribena, Malaysia, New Zealand Commerce Commission, Australian Competition and Consumer Commission, Vitamin C, Hangzhou, Zhongcui Foodstuff Co Ltd, China, Coca Cola, Sprite, Preservative, Sodium Benzoate, Consumer Healthcare, Health, F&N