Incendiary judgementThe incendiary judgment followed a lawsuit brought against regulator NAFDAC and the NBC -- a member of Coca-Cola Hellenic group which bottles Coca-Cola products in Nigeria -- by Lagos businessman Dr. Emmanuel Fijabi Adebo. Coca-Cola products have different ingredients around the world. The levels found in Nigeria Coca-Cola products should not pose health risks, according to Dr Markus Lipp, a senior food safety officer at the FAO. However, Health Minister Isaac Adewole insisted that the government is responding to public concerns, and has opened an investigation into the safety of Coca-Cola products made in Nigeria. pic.twitter.com/WWd3Nte1jL — Baba Oni Gas (@manmustwack) March 15, 2017Since the verdict was made public, some citizens are choosing to stop drinking Coca-Cola products, with others calling for a boycott.

Source: CNN March 28, 2017 04:30 UTC