'The Coca-Cola you drink in Nigeria is unfit for consumption in the UK.
In 2017, a Nigerian business man won a court case against the Nigerian Bottling Company after UK authorities refused to let him import Fanta and Sprite produced in Nigeria into the UK due to excessive benzoic acid and sunset yellow levels unsafe for human consumption.
Products like Coke, Fanta, and Sprite contribute to Nigeria's cancer burden.
Benzoic acid is a chemical preservative used in many soft drinks and acidic foods to prevent spoilage from bacteria, yeast, and fungi.
It ultimately forms benzene, a known carcinogen, especially when combined with vitamin C and exposed to heat or light.
Maximum levels of benzoic acid in soft drinks are 150 mg/L in the UK/EU and 250 mg/L in Nigeria.
However, independent tests of many Nigerian soft drinks have found levels as high as 300-400 mg/litre.
Nine years after the historic judgment, the drinks are still sold openly in Nigeria without warnings, and most Nigerians remain unaware of the benzene risks and cancer risks they carry.
With no requirement to warn consumers, most people do not know the risks.
Anyone can be exposed, but children are especially vulnerable because they drink more sodas and have smaller bodies.
According to independent laboratory tests, Nigeria’s Fanta contains EU banned synthetic dyes (Carmoisine E122 or Allura Red E129).
They were found in Fanta Strawberry, Fanta Orange variants, and other local soft drinks.
Demand transparency because everyone deserves to know what is in their drinks''.
Credit: GST via X.
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