Tag: caffeine
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CSPI Urges FDA to Act on Pure Caffeine Products
The Center for Science in the Public Interest (CSPI) has submitted a letter to U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Commissioner Robert Califf urging the agency to prohibit retail distribution of highly concentrated caffeine products, including powdered (PPC), liquid and inhaled caffeine. The recently released letter supplements CSPI’s 2014 citizen petition requesting the ban following…
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Ninth Circuit Denies Rehearing of Costco “Natural” Water Suit
The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals has affirmed a dismissal of a consumer lawsuit against Costco Wholesale Corp. alleging mislabeling claims against VitaRain Tropical Mango Vitamin Enhanced Water Beverage. Maple v. Costco Wholesale Corp., No. 13-36089 (9th Cir., order entered May 9, 2016). The plaintiff had alleged the product was mislabeled because the product contains…
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FDA Survey Finds Nine in 10 Consumers Rely on Food Labeling Claims
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA’s) Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition has published a report finding that 77 percent of surveyed adults use the Nutrition Facts label at least some of the time when buying a food product. Intended to help the agency regulate food and dietary supplement labeling, the 11th edition…
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N.Y. Lawmaker Takes Aim at Caffeinated Food Products
U.S. Sen. Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) is urging the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to investigate the increased availability of caffeinated foods in light of a new peanut butter product containing 150 mg of caffeine per 2-tablespoon serving. “The FDA should take immediate action and investigate whether this caffeine product should be pulled from shelves,”…
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FDA Cracks Down on Sales of Pure Powdered Caffeine
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has issued five warning letters to the distributors of pure powdered caffeine, citing two fatalities linked to caffeine toxicity as evidence that the products “are dangerous and present a significant or unreasonable risk of illness or injury to consumers.” Equating 1 teaspoon of pure caffeine to 25 cups…
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New York Times Explores English Monks’ Caffeinated Wine
Buckfast Abbey, an English monastery approaching its millennial anniversary, has drawn criticism for its production of a sweet caffeinated wine, The New York Times reports. The beverage, which the abbey sells in 750-milliliter bottles through a distributor, is 15 percent alcohol and contains more than 300 milligrams of caffeine. The fortified wine was originally sold…
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EFSA Finalizes Caffeine Risk Assessment
The European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) has published its final caffeine risk assessment, concluding that “single doses of caffeine up to 200 mg” and “habitual caffeine consumption up to 400 mg per day does not give rise to safety concerns for non-pregnant adults.” Following a two-month consultation, the EFSA Panel on Dietetic Products, Nutrition and…
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Teen’s Family Sues Amazon for Wrongful Death After Caffeine Overdose
The estate of Logan Stiner, an Ohio teenager who died in May 2014 after ingesting pure caffeine powder purchased from Amazon, has filed a lawsuit against the online retailer and the companies that manufacture and market the powder. Stiner v. Amazon.com Inc., No. 15CV185837 (C.P. Lorain Cty., filed March 6, 2015). According to the complaint,…