BBC:
Venezuela has banned the sale of the calorie-free Coke Zero, calling it harmful to people's well-being.I KNOW WHAT IT IS: IMPERIALISM!
"The product should be withdrawn from circulation to preserve the health of Venezuelans," said Health Minister Jesus Mantilla.
Mr Mantilla did not say what the specific problem with Coke Zero was.
Coca-Cola said it would stop production of the drink in the country, but also added that Coke Zero contained no harmful products.
Anti-US motivations?YOU KNOW WHAT THE REALLY SCARY THING IS!?
Venezuela's President Hugo Chavez is a vocal critic of the US, and is in the process of nationalising much of the economy.
He has criticised American "imperialism" repeatedly, and often castigates critics of his rule on his TV show Alo Presidente.
The government this year has seized a rice mill and pasta factory belonging to US food giant Cargill and has threatened action against pharmaceutical company Pfizer.
Venezuela, the world's ninth largest oil producer, has nationalised much of its oil and gas sector since Mr Chavez came to power, and recently took over its third largest bank, Banco de Venezuela.
CHAVEZ AND OBAMA ARE BIRDS OF A FEATHER!
haha, what a joke. the US bans all kind of different foreign products for different obscure reasons. Please dont even start this one...
ReplyDeleteChavez and Obama do flock together. Ruining a business so that they may be more easily taken over by government authority is a common thread.
ReplyDeleteoskar: the coke ain;t foreign!
ReplyDeleteu r a moron.
and it's obvious from the linked to article that chavez trumps up tax/currency issues as a wedge and then jumps in/takes over.
he trampling on the free press and lefties like you dont say dick.
cuz ur morons and dupes and fellow travellers.