. ▁Gla x o ▁Group ▁Ltd ., ▁ 4 1 0 ▁U . S . ▁ 5 2 ▁( 1 9 7 3 ). ▁ ▁Rib ena ▁ ▁There ▁were ▁concerns ▁in ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 0 s ▁about ▁the ▁sugar ▁and ▁vit amin ▁content ▁of ▁Rib ena , ▁a ▁black curr ant - based ▁sy rup ▁and ▁soft ▁drink ▁owned ▁by ▁G SK ▁until ▁ 2 0 1 3 . ▁Produ ced ▁in ▁England ▁by ▁H . W . ▁Carter ▁& ▁Co ▁from ▁the ▁ 1 9 3 0 s , ▁the ▁company ' s ▁un brand ed ▁sy rup ▁was ▁distributed ▁to ▁children ▁as ▁a ▁source ▁of ▁vit amin ▁C ▁during ▁World ▁War ▁II , ▁which ▁gave ▁the ▁drink ▁a ▁reputation ▁as ▁good ▁for ▁health . ▁Be ech am ▁bought ▁H . ▁W . ▁Carter ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 5 . ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 1 , ▁the ▁British ▁Ad vert ising ▁Stand ards ▁Author ity ▁( AS A ) ▁required ▁G SK ▁to ▁withdraw ▁its ▁claim ▁that ▁Rib ena ▁To oth kind , ▁a ▁lower - s ug ar ▁variety , ▁did ▁not ▁encou rage ▁to oth ▁decay . ▁A ▁company ▁poster ▁showed ▁bott les ▁of ▁To oth kind ▁in ▁place ▁of ▁the ▁br ist les ▁on ▁a ▁to oth br ush . ▁The ▁AS A ' s ▁r uling ▁was ▁u ph eld ▁by ▁the ▁High ▁Court . ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 7 , ▁G SK ▁was ▁f ined ▁US $ 2 1 7