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CategoriesRadio showsSpecial sectionsRelated sectorsIn the news | Retail news Will Coca-Cola's vitaminwater be the Consumer Protection Act's first scalp?Local consumer rights advocates say the Consumer Protection Act, due to be enforced from October 2010, could make way for a South African legal class action suit against Coca-Cola for misleading claims on its Glacéau vitaminwater. The Coca-Cola Company is taking a beating in the US, where a federal judge gave a public interest group the green light to continue with a class action lawsuit against the beverage giant's glacéau vitamin water. The Center for Science in the Public Interest (CSPI) brought the legal action against Coca-Cola for what it called "deceptive and unsubstantiated claims" on vitaminwater. The health and food safety advocacy group will now take Coca-Cola to court because it markets vitamin water as a healthy alternative to soda, using claims that the CSPI says are fraudulent. Continue reading the full story on www.thedailymaverick.co.za. SOURCE The Daily MaverickThe Daily Maverick is a unique blend of news, information, analysis and opinion delivered from a newsroom in Johannesburg, South Africa by the old Maverick editorial team of Branko Brkic, Kevin Bloom, Phillip de Wet and Ivo Vegter, as well as Stephen Grootes, Brooks Spector, Tim Cohen, Theresa Mallinson, Sipho Hlongwane and Mandy de Waal. First Thing is its morning newsletter which tells you what happened while you were sleeping, gives you a heads-up on what will happen during the rest of the day and gives you links to selected articles on the site, just in case you missed them. Follow The Daily Maverick on Twitter at @dailymaverick. Go to: http://www.thedailymaverick.co.za
About Mandy de Waal: @mandyldewaalMandy de Waal is a heavyweight writer and senior journalist who reports on technology, business, science, the media sector and whatever else she finds interesting. Back in journalism after spending time in the corridors of corporate greed, De Waal has written for City Press, Rapport, Noseweek, Brandchannel (New York) and other good titles. She now writes for Daily Maverick, iMaverick and Mail & Guardian because it's the smart thing to do. De Waal accepts interesting and challenging writing assignments.
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