Nov. 17, 2010 at 1:15 p.m.
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Beverages,
Food
By Wailin Wong
(Associated Press)
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration warned four makers of alcoholic energy drinks on Wednesday that their products could be seized if they continue to combine caffeine and alcohol in their beverages.
The move by the FDA, which described caffeine as an “unsafe food additive” in malt alcoholic beverages, was anticipated by at least one company – Chicago-based Phusion Projects, which manufactures Four Loko. The company announced Tuesday that it is removing caffeine and two other ingredients from its products. Get the full story »
Nov. 17, 2010 at 6:05 a.m.
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Beverages,
Food
By Associated Press
The Chicago-based manufacturer of popular caffeinated alcohol drink Four Loko said Tuesday it will remove the caffeine from its products, pulling the blend off the market just as the Food and Drug Administration is poised to ban it.
Phusion Projects said in a statement posted on its Web site that the company will remove caffeine and two other ingredients from its products going forward. The announcement came as the FDA is expected to find as early as Wednesday that caffeine is an unsafe food additive to alcoholic drinks. That finding essentially would ban Four Loko and other drinks like it.
Nov. 16, 2010 at 1:43 p.m.
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Beverages,
Food
By Dow Jones Newswires-Wall Street Journal
Four Loko, Joose and other caffeinated alcoholic drinks will effectively be banned soon by federal regulators due to rising concerns that they are dangerous, U.S. Sen. Charles E. Schumer announced Tuesday. Get the full story »
Nov. 14, 2010 at 8:46 p.m.
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Advertising/Marketing,
Beverages,
Food
By Associated Press
The maker of a caffeinated alcoholic drink that has been banned in four states has agreed to stop shipments to New York state.
Gov. David Paterson and the State Liquor Authority announced the agreement Sunday with Chicago-based Phusion Projects, which makes the drink Four Loko, and with the state’s largest beer distributors to stop selling caffeinated alcoholic beverages. Get the full story »
Nov. 10, 2010 at 1:24 p.m.
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Beverages,
Food,
Regulations
Seattle Times | Washington state’s Liquor Control Board on Wednesday banned of caffeinated alcohol drinks, the type of beverage that sickened nine Central Washington University students last month during an off-campus party.
