The general public has been urged to desist from the ignorant act of taking Vitamin C drug with some carbonated soft drinks.
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A Lagos State High Court, Igbosere, yesterday ordered the National
Agency for Food, Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) to compel
Nigeria Bottling Company (NBC) Plc, manufacturers of Fanta and Sprite
soft drinks, to include a written warning that the drinks should not be
taken with Vitamin C.
Justice Adedayo Oyebanji gave the order while delivering judgment
in a suit by a Lagos businessman, Dr. Emmanuel Fijabi Adebo, and his
firm, Fijabi Adebo Holdings Ltd., against NBC and NAFDAC according to
The Nation.
The court warned that taking Fanta and Sprite with Vitamin C is
poisonous and awarded N2 million against NAFDAC for failing “to live up
to expectations”.
It said NAFDAC failed Nigerians by certifying as satisfactory for
human consumption, products which, in the United Kingdom (UK), failed
sample test for human consumption and became poisonous in the presence
of Ascorbic Acid, known as Vitamin C.'
The plaintiffs urged the court to declare the NBC was negligent and
breached the duty of care owed its customers and consumers in the
production of Fanta and Sprite with excessive “benzoic acid and sunset”
additive.
Fijabi also urged the court to direct NAFDAC to conduct routine
laboratory tests of all soft drinks and allied products of the company,
to guarantee their safety.
Counsel to the plaintiffs, Mr. Abiodun Onidare, in an amended
statement of claim, alleged that sometime in March 2007, Fijabi Adebo
Holdings purchased large quantities of Coca-Cola, Fanta Orange, Sprite,
Fanta Lemon, Fanta Pineapple and Soda Water from NBC for export to the
UK for retail purpose.
“In consideration of the fact that this case was filed in 2008
and has been in court for nine years, N2 million is awarded against
NAFDAC. Interest shall be paid on the cost awarded at the rate of 10 per
cent per annum until liquidation of the said sum,” Justice Oyebanji said.
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