drink it, it's good for you...

Generations of Australians were raised on Ribena as kids because it was good for you, as it contained blackcurrants which had 'four times the amount of vitamin C compared to oranges'.

It seems that the manufacturer of Ribena, Glaxosmithkline (GSK), is in big trouble in New Zealand after two high school students tested the drink for vitamin C content and discovered none. They then made a complaint.

GSK has now been fined in New Zealand for false advertising.

See
- Sydney Morning Herald of 22 March 2007
- Sydney Morning Herald of 27 March 2007
- The Age of 27 March 2007

When I was a very young kid, one of my cousins told me that Fanta was better for you than Coca Cola as it contained oranges and had vitamin C.

It's a bit like McDonalds claiming that they sell food...

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Daylight saving ended on Sunday morning and I had not realised until watching morning TV and wondering about the programming at that hour.

Now I wake up earlier than usual (by the clock) and have been getting in to work earlier as well. And going to bed earlier.