Schoolgirls call Ribena’s bluff

Two High School girls from New Zealand have discovered that the truth over the claim by the makers of Ribena blackcurrant drink that the "the blackcurrants in Ribena have four times the vitamin C of oranges."

The students - Anna Devathasan and Jenny Suo - discovered that the syrup-based drink made by GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) contained almost no trace of vitamin C, and one commercial orange juice brand contained almost four times more.

Looks like we were all taken for a ride by the drink makers with their health claims.

I am waiting to see how GSK Malaysia will respond to this news.