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| Thread ID: 77914 | 2007-03-27 11:42:00 | Ribena scandal | feersumendjinn (64) | PC World Chat |
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| 536287 | 2007-03-27 11:42:00 | I reckon those high school students that found that Ribena didnt actually have any vitamin c in it, should get some recognition for their efforts in defending the consumer from the machinations of the multinational companies. Possibly a share of the fine that GlaxoSmithKline has to pay would be fair.:rolleyes: :thumbs: | feersumendjinn (64) | ||
| 536288 | 2007-03-27 13:14:00 | I have been drinking the Ribena flavored lolly water for years and I noticed ages ago that it seemed much more watered down than I remembered from when I was a child, every now and again I buy one of the bottles and notice the difference even though that is watered down when I prepare it but still tastes so much richer. I reckon I should get a refund for all of those sub-standard cardboard carton versions I have drunk over the years. Lucazaid (sp?) seems different (weaker) perhaps those young women should take a look at that as well. |
zqwerty (97) | ||
| 536289 | 2007-03-27 19:24:00 | Hey just a bad is the sanatariam "up and go" Read the contents, its mostly, water, milk solids, and thickeners So what you think is an energy packed drink is nothing but water made all gloopy with thickeners, and some vitamins included. It s a massive ripoff. |
netchicken (4843) | ||
| 536290 | 2007-03-27 21:11:00 | Well I have never bought any food or drink product because of "health" benefits. Its all a con. We eat well here in NZ, we have a variety of produce available and therefore don't suffer from nutritional deficiencies. Ditto the legal pushers and their vitamin ads........ |
pctek (84) | ||
| 536291 | 2007-03-27 21:16:00 | What I find annoying is that ASFAIK none of the news reports have put forth the question of why the Commerce Commission (or other government watchdog) does not routinely check food and drink products to see if the listed ingredients/claims are in fact true. When the varroa bee mite was discovered in Auckland, a friend of mine who is an amateur bee keeper said that varroa could be seen with a good magnifying eyepiece or low power microscope. It occurred to me that a high school student could have discovered the mites during a science project... when in fact MAF should have discovered this biosecurity threat during routine inspections - if they would have bothered. But did anyone at MAF, e.g. the head manager lose their jobs for being so inept? Not to my knowledge. And the news media did not report this side of the story. Why the slackness? Too bad consumer guru David Russell is retiring soon because if given a new role with 'gestapo powers' he could clean up the mess we have in NZ. |
Strommer (42) | ||
| 536292 | 2007-03-27 21:18:00 | I'm wondering why the court didn't make them advertise an 'apology' on TV. They were quite happy to spend money on misleading TV advertisements, they should be made to spend more money on 'corrective' TV advertisements. Sounds like a slap on the hand with a wet bus ticket to me. :groan: | Shortcircuit (1666) | ||
| 536293 | 2007-03-27 21:25:00 | Ribena - years ago I read the label and concluded that it was cr*p due to the sugar and preservative. I also tasted it when at a friend's house and thought it tasted like cr*p mixed with sugar and flavouring. Vegemite is a similar case in that it promotes the health benefits, but do the maths of how much Vegemite you would have to eat to get a decent amount of B vitamins. But at least it tastes good and does in fact have some B vitamins in it. |
Strommer (42) | ||
| 536294 | 2007-03-27 21:27:00 | I'm wondering why the court didn't make them advertise an 'apology' on TV. They were quite happy to spend money on misleading TV advertisements, they should be made to spend more money on 'corrective' TV advertisements. Sounds like a slap on the hand with a wet bus ticket to me. :groan: I heard on the news that they will have to place corrective newspaper notices - not sure about TV. |
Strommer (42) | ||
| 536295 | 2007-03-27 21:38:00 | They are required to place 1/2 page ads in major newspapers... no TV. Interesting that they believe the 'brand' will not be hurt in the long run. Or should I say- sad that they operate with such cynicism. Perhaps they are hoping that the lack of nutritional value in their product will lead to amnesia in the general public. |
Shortcircuit (1666) | ||
| 536296 | 2007-03-27 22:51:00 | What I find annoying is that ASFAIK none of the news reports have put forth the question of why the Commerce Commission (or other government watchdog) does not routinely check food and drink products to see if the listed ingredients/claims are in fact true. When the varroa bee mite was discovered in Auckland, a friend of mine who is an amateur bee keeper said that varroa could be seen with a good magnifying eyepiece or low power microscope. It occurred to me that a high school student could have discovered the mites during a science project... when in fact MAF should have discovered this biosecurity threat during routine inspections - if they would have bothered. But did anyone at MAF, e.g. the head manager lose their jobs for being so inept? Not to my knowledge. And the news media did not report this side of the story. Why the slackness? Too bad consumer guru David Russell is retiring soon because if given a new role with 'gestapo powers' he could clean up the mess we have in NZ. you would think someone would be actually testing products al the time to ensure they meat safty and legal gidelines. MAF don't do any checks of beehives outside of customs on a regular basis. disease control is left to beekeepers to do. the only regualr testing if for AFB, random sample tests are done. but that rarely picks up anything. eg we have never been found to have AFB but we have one hive a year die from it ! this is why western auusie being EFB free is just BS. just because testing does't show it dosn't mean its not there. |
tweak'e (69) | ||
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