Tag: caffeine
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Market Researchers Back Increased Energy Drink Regulation
A recent report examining trends in energy drink consumption claims that the U.S. market’s “exponential growth” has outpaced regulatory mechanisms designed for other beverages. M.A. Heckman, K. Sherry and E. Gonzalez de Mejia, “Energy Drinks: An Assessment of Their Market Size, Consumer Demographics, Ingredient Profile, Functionality, and Regulation in the United States,” Comprehensive Reviews in…
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Louisiana Senate Committee Rejects Bill to Ban Energy Drinks to Youth Younger Than 16
The Louisiana Senate Commerce Committee has reportedly rejected a bill (S.B. 128) that would have prohibited the sale of certain high caffeine beverages to youth younger than age 16. Introduced by State Senator Robert Adley (R-Benton), the bill defined an energy drink as “any drink, except coffee, that contains at least five milligrams of caffeine…
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New York Bill Proposes Warning Labels for Energy Drinks
New York Assemblyman Nelson Castro (D-86) has proposed an amendment (A09754) to the state’s agriculture and markets law that would require a warning label on all energy drinks. Citing “serious health risks including heart attack, stroke and even heart disease,” the provision calls for product warnings to appear in a black box and in letters…
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Mixing Caffeine and Alcohol May Pose Serious Risks, Pennsylvania Research Team Says
A Temple University study challenges the sobering effects of caffeine by asserting that mixing caffeine and alcohol could “lead to poor decisions with disastrous outcomes.” Danielle Gulick and Thomas J. Gould, “Effects of Ethanol and Caffeine on Behavior in C57BL/6 in the Plus-Maze Discriminative Avoidance Task,” Behavioral Neuroscience (2009). The authors observed mice in a maze…
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FDA Launches Inquiry into Legality of Caffeinated Alcoholic Beverages
Responding to a request from a coalition of state attorneys general, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has called on the makers of alcoholic energy drinks to provide information and data showing their use of caffeine in alcoholic beverages is permissible under the law. The letter, sent to nearly 30 companies, explains what the law…
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Health Canada Announces Recall of Beverages Marketed to “Vulnerable Population”
Health Canada has advised consumers not to purchase Chaotic Beverages sold under the brand names Mind Strike, Fearocity, Elixir of Tenacity, and Power Pulse “because they are unauthorized products marketed to a vulnerable population (children) with ingredients that may pose a health risk.” According to an agency press release, “The drinks are tied to a…
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U.K. Food Regulator Advises Pregnant Women to Reduce Caffeine Intake
The U.K. Food Standards Agency (FSA) has advised pregnant women to reduce their daily caffeine consumption to 200 milligrams – or approximately two mugs of coffee. The agency previously suggested a maximum intake of 300 mg, but lowered its recommendation after the British Medical Journal published an FSA-funded study concluding that a further reduction would lessen…