Re: [OPE] BBC E-mail: Venezuela bans sale of Coke Zero

Absinthe was also banned in France from the 30's until recently, and
regulations prevent Red Bull from being sold in three European States as
far as I know. I agree with Ian on this.

----- Original Message -----
From: "Ian Wright" <wrighti@acm.org>
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Sent: Thursday, June 11, 2009 6:02 PM
Subject: Re: [OPE] BBC E-mail: Venezuela bans sale of Coke Zero

> The (quite nice) alcoholic drink absinthe has been banned in the USA
> (from 1912) for its supposed harmful effects. Only recently (last year
> I think) has the ban been partially lifted.
>
> I've tried Coke Zero, and looked at the ingredient list. It's clearly
> a nasty drink.
>
> By forwarding this article it makes me think you will grab at anything
> to try to criticize the current Venezuelan government, so it makes me
> less likely to listen to you on this subject.
>
> By the way, as someone who has grown up with BBC news I can tell you
> quite plainly that is is not objective and follows a definite
> political agenda.
>
> On Thu, Jun 11, 2009 at 9:48 AM, Alejandro
> Agafonow<alejandro_agafonow@yahoo.es> wrote:
>> Alejandro Agafonow saw this story on the BBC News website and thought you
>> should see it.
>>
>>
>>
>> ** Venezuela bans sale of Coke Zero **
>> Venezuela bans the sale of the calorie-free Coke Zero, calling it harmful
>> to people's well-being.
>> < http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/em/fr/-/2/hi/business/8094679.stm >
>>
>>
>> ** BBC Daily E-mail **
>> Choose the news and sport headlines you want - when you want them, all
>> in one daily e-mail
>> < http://www.bbc.co.uk/email >
>>
>>
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