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Nigeria: Safety of Fanta and Sprite
Daily Trust, 23 March 2017
Until the Federal Ministry of Health waded into the matter last week and determined that popular soft drinks Fanta and Sprite are safe to drink, a row had developed in this country… Read more »
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Nigeria: House Mandates NAFDAC to Review Composition of Carbonated Drinks
This Day, 23 March 2017
The House of Representatives Wednesday mandated the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) to embark on a review of the composition of all carbonated… Read more »
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Nigeria: Health Minister Calls for Urgent Meeting Over Sprite, Fanta Crisis
Premium Times, 16 March 2017
The Minister of Health, Isaac Adewole, has weighed in on the controversy surrounding the health implications of Fanta and Sprite drinks produced in Nigeria. Read more »
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Nigeria: NAFDAC Appeals As NBC Declares Fanta, Sprite Safe
Vanguard, 16 March 2017
The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control, NAFDAC, has filed an appeal and a motion to stay execution of action of the judgement against it by the Igbosere… Read more »
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Nigeria: Court Orders Warning Against Soft Drinks with Vitamin C
Premium Times, 14 March 2017
A Nigerian Court has ordered the National Agency for Food, Drug Administration and Control to direct the Nigeria Bottling Company Plc., manufacturers of Fanta and Sprite soft… Read more »
Don't Take Soft Drinks with Vitamin C - Court Warns Nigerians
A Lagos High Court has ordered the Nigerian Bottling Company, which makes Coca-Cola products in Nigeria, to include a written warning on bottles of its products that they cannot be taken with Vitamin C. Fanta and Sprite samples failed testing in the UK as they were said to containing high levels of chemicals that made them toxic when mixed with Vitamin C.
