Wikinews reports that GlaxoSmithKline was fined for a misleading advertising in New Zealand. For about 55 years the company advertised a blackcurrant-flavoured drink Ribena as being rich in vitamin C, with four times as much as oranges. Turned out there is no vitamin C in this drink and a very small amount of actual blackcurrant juice. The company pleaded guilty to all charges.
It's good that the truth has finally come out. But why did they call it a misleading advertising? It was pure lying, wasn't it?
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Wow!
Wow!
Jesus! What an outrageous
Jesus! What an outrageous lie! I would make the company to art least reimburse all the buyers who have a proof of purchase and want their money back! Some people could have been drinking this scum instead of, say, eating oranges on a regular basis (well, these are dumb ones, who deserve to die anyway, but still, who said this particular company decides when their time is up...)! Paying attention to actual contents list instead of relying on the ad is helpful, but who said that one is true??? And that another company won't just "plea guilty" after you are dead, because their nutrition facts and ingredients list had nothing to do with the contents of the box/bottle? So what is next? Carrying a portable chemical lab around when shopping?
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