The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control, has filed an appeal and a motion to stay execution of a judgement on Sprite and Fanta soft drinks.
Acting Director General, NAFDAC, Ms. Yetunde Oni, explained that the agency is a national regulatory authority and would react both scientifically and legally to the judgement. “We have appealed the court judgement because it was not true that the drinks are poisonous when taken with Vitamin C,” she said.
Earlier, an Igbosere High Court had ordered the Agency to compel the Nigerian Bottling Company Plc, to carry a mandatory warning on its Fanta and Sprite products, stating that the contents should not be taken with Vitamin C in order to avoid poisoning.
The court berated NAFDAC for poor regulation of the products, popular among millions of Nigerians.
The judgement was delivered in a suit filed by Fijabi Adebo Holdings Limited and Emmanuel Adebo against the NBC and NAFDAC.
