Tag: caffeine
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NYT “Room for Debate” Contributors Urge CVS to Drop Soda, Energy Drinks
Contributors to a recent New York Times “Room for Debate” column have urged CVS Caremark Corp. to stop selling soda, energy drinks and high-calorie snacks in the wake of its decision to discontinue the sale of tobacco products. Noting in her debate response that “food is not tobacco,” New York University Nutrition Professor Marion Nestle…
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Putative Class Claims Decaffeinated Coffee Labels Mislead
A California resident has filed a putative statewide class action against Ralphs Grocery Co., alleging that it misleads consumers by labeling its decaffeinated coffee products as “without caffeine” when they are actually, according to labeling fine print, “99.7% caffeine free.” Kopalian v. Ralphs Grocery Co., No. BC533846 (Cal. Super. Ct., Los Angeles Cty., filed January…
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IOM Issues Caffeine Workshop Summary
The National Academies’ Institute of Medicine (IOM) has issued the summary from an August 5-6, 2013, workshop titled “Caffeine in Food and Dietary Supplements.” Convened at the request of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, workshop participants included “scientists with expertise in food safety, nutrition, pharmacology, psychology, toxicology, and related disciplines; medical professionals with pediatric…
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Prosecutor Agreement Revealed in Monster Energy Probes
According to news sources, San Francisco City Attorney Dennis Herrera and New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman have entered an agreement to share documents and otherwise coordinate efforts in their ongoing investigations of Monster Beverage Corp., which, they allege, illegally markets highly caffeinated beverages to children. Herrera reportedly said, “Up until now, we have been…
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Court Dismisses Claims Against Costco over VitaRain® Beverages
A federal court in Washington has dismissed the second amended consumer fraud complaint filed against Costco Wholesale Corp. concerning its VitaRain® Enhanced Water Beverage; while the court dismissed the complaint without leave to amend, it did not dismiss it with prejudice. Maple v. Costco Wholesale Corp., No. 12-5166 (E.D. Wash., order entered November 1, 2013).…
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Claims Narrowed in VitaRain® Beverage Litigation
A federal court in Washington has dismissed without prejudice a number of claims in a putative class action alleging that the producer and seller of a vitamin water product misled consumers by failing to disclose that the product contains caffeine or its relative amount and falsely represents that the product is a “natural tonic” and…
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Energy Drink Makers Testify Before Skeptical Senators
The U.S. Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation conducted a July 31, 2013, hearing to consider issues relating to the purported marketing of energy drinks to children and the alleged adverse health effects attributed to the use of products with elevated levels of caffeine and other stimulants. Among those testifying were Red Bull North…
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Wrongful Death Action Filed Against Monster Beverage
A woman who claims that her 19-year-old son died as a result of consuming at least two 16-oz. cans of Monster Energy® drinks every day for three years has filed a survival and wrongful death action against the company. Morris v. Monster Beverage Corp., RG1368528 (Cal. Super. Ct., Alameda Cty., filed June 25, 2013). According…