The bottler rushed to the apex court after its appeal was dismissed by the Court of Appeal in July. The ruling now means the company and its distributors must recall its bottles and print them afresh to include the details on its glass bottles. The Court of Appeal had ruled that the difference in consumer information provided in the plastic bottles and the glass bottles was discriminatory, unconstitutional and unlawful. According to him, the bottler could opt to affix recyclable paper labels in the current glass bottles which is cost-effective. He submitted that several countries including Germany, South Africa and Sri Lanka use such paper labels on soft drink glass bottles.

Source: Daily Nation November 20, 2023 03:32 UTC