19
Jun
The Supreme Court on Wednesday threw out a suit, which sought to challenge the Food and Drugs Authority (FDA) guideline on using celebrities for advertising alcoholic products. Graphic Online's Justice Agbenorsi reports from the court that the Supreme Court by a 5-2 majority decision thrown out a suit challenging a guideline by the Food and Drugs Authority (FDA) which prohibits celebrities and well-known personalities from being used for advertising alcoholic products. In a ruling Wednesday, a seven member panel of the apex court, Justice Gertrude Torkonoo, held that the FDA guideline is not unreasonable neither does it contradict Article 17…