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Caffeine helps prevent road crash risk: study
Research among long-distance commercial drivers in Australia has given weight to those who say coffee, tea or caffeine energy drinks or tablets help prevent dangerous drowsiness at the wheel. Investigators looked at crashes between 2008 and 2011 in New South Wales and Western Australia that involved vehicles of at least…
U.S. health authorities warn against ‘inhalable caffeine’
US health authorities on Tuesday issued a warning to the maker of a new inhalable caffeine product sold in the United States and France, citing mislabeling and safety concerns. “The Food and Drug Administration reviewed your website at www.aeroshots.com in February 2012 and has determined that the product AeroShot is…
FDA expected to ban all alcoholic energy drinks
The Food and Drug Administration is expected to find that caffeine is an unsafe food additive to alcoholic drinks, essentially banning them, and manufacturers will then be warned that marketing caffeinated alcoholic beverages could be illegal. The FDA ruling, which could come as soon as this week, “should be the…
Feds may move to ban alcoholic energy drinks
Senator: Feds may move to ban alcoholic energy drinks after several incidents Federal regulators are expected to move to ban caffeinated alcoholic drinks as soon as this week, according to a New York senator. Democratic Sen. Charles Schumer, who has pushed the Obama administration to ban the beverages, said Tuesday…
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