Ribena juices - what a scam

Discussion in 'General Chat' started by iskandar, Mar 27, 2007.

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    For those of you who have been feeding your kids Ribena, it's the time to stop.

    The company has been fined over NZ200,00 for false advertisement. Apparently, the claim that Ribena contains 4 times more vitamin C than oranges is false. In fact, there's hardly any vitamin C in it.

    So all you have been paying all this while is just sugared water.:rolleyes:

    Who discovered this? two 14 year old kids.

    What a joke!

    Complete story on Ribena scam
     
    iskandar, Mar 27, 2007 IP
  2. KingofKings

    KingofKings Banned

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    The company may pay for him ...
    And also it must pay back for those who were buying their Products..
     
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    dcristo Illustrious Member

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    Ribena tastes awful. Surprising it does have more sugar then stated.
     
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    Just to bring some clarity to this thread, The Ribena in relation to the story is ONLY for the Ribena sold in Australia and New Zealand. All other Ribena sold in other countries do have the advertised levels of vitamin C.

    So unless you live in Australia or new Zealand, this does not affect you. Solidarity for those affected in Australia and New Zealand is perhaps appreciated however.
     
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    dcristo Illustrious Member

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    it's OK, we're drinking VB instead ;)
     
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    Well done to the girls taking on 'Ribena'.
    I think sales will suffer world wide because of it, as consumers are sceptical when this kind of news breaks.
     
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    Haha damm....... that's pretty bad.
     
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    That's one smart kid. Smarter than the adults who fully believed this scam. :D

    --Joe
     
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  10. Kerosene

    Kerosene Alpha & Omega™ Staff

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    No way!
    Next you'll tell me that Nutella isn't a health food!
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    Speak for yourself :D The kids are drinking Coopers here :p
     
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    Its the problem with child food all over the world. A lot of monkey business going on. and a lot of the new "plague", sugar.
     
    login, Mar 28, 2007 IP