Big corporations have significant resources at their disposal, including a team of lawyers, public relations experts, and massive financial reserves.
Hence it can be a daunting task for a commoner/individual who wants to challenge a corporation or speak out against their product, goods, services or practices, especially if they do not have the funds, the time or the influence to take on a big corporation in a legal battle.
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The example that fits here perfectly is that of the influencer Revant Himatsingka, who claimed that Bournvita has sugar, cocoa solids and cancer-causing colourant.
The influencer has since deleted the video after being served a legal notice by the company. By then, it had already been widely circulated on the social media platform.
Mondelez India-owned health drink brand Bournvita has since then rejected the claims of a social media influencer of the health drink having high sugar content and termed the video posted by him as “unscientific”, which “distorted facts and made false and negative inferences”.
However, the fact is that it is not just Revant Himatsingka who has made such claims; refer to research done by FoodNetIndia, and the same is also highlighted on the website!
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