Nigerian Fanta When we were still young, there used to be rumors of deaths from consuming soft drinks after eating fruits like mango. Well, with recent events and stories, those rumors have elements of truth in them, although they are not true. Please consider this. The media has been abuzz with news of a court case involving a businessperson and the Nigerian Bottling Company (N.B.C). The story was that the businessperson who bought some quantity of Fanta and Sprite in Nigeria exported them to the United Kingdom (U.K). On getting there, the UK health authorities did some preliminary checks on the products. Unfortunately, the products, when added to vitamin C (ascorbic acid) produced a poisonous compound. This led to the product being rejected and destroyed by the UK government. They also found the level of sunset yellow (color) above the recommended standard in the UK. So, what is the content of Fanta and Sprite produced in Nigeria? Is it different from those produced in ot