Monday, November 22, 2010
Kentucky Seeks Voluntary Pull Of Caffeinated Alcoholic Energy Drinks
KENTUCKY....
The Kentucky Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control has sent a letter to manufacturers, distributors and retailers of malt beverages asking that they voluntarily discontinue the sale and distribution of caffeinated alcoholic energy drinks. The Federal Drug Administration last week issued a news release warning four companies that the caffeine added to their malt alcoholic beverages is an unsafe food additive and that further action, including seizure of their products, is possible under federal law. ABC Malt Beverage Administrator Stephanie Stumbo says, "This voluntary action by the malt beverage industry is necessary while we await further information from the FDA on the safety of these drinks." The companies have 15 days to respond to the letters and explain how they will take their products off the market or defend their drinks as safe.
Among those caffeinated alcoholic drink brands targeted by the FDA are:
· Core High Gravity HG Green
· Core High Gravity HG Orange
· Lemon Lime Core Spiked
· Moonshot
· Four Loko
· Joose
· Max
The Kentucky Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control has sent a letter to manufacturers, distributors and retailers of malt beverages asking that they voluntarily discontinue the sale and distribution of caffeinated alcoholic energy drinks. The Federal Drug Administration last week issued a news release warning four companies that the caffeine added to their malt alcoholic beverages is an unsafe food additive and that further action, including seizure of their products, is possible under federal law. ABC Malt Beverage Administrator Stephanie Stumbo says, "This voluntary action by the malt beverage industry is necessary while we await further information from the FDA on the safety of these drinks." The companies have 15 days to respond to the letters and explain how they will take their products off the market or defend their drinks as safe.
Among those caffeinated alcoholic drink brands targeted by the FDA are:
· Core High Gravity HG Green
· Core High Gravity HG Orange
· Lemon Lime Core Spiked
· Moonshot
· Four Loko
· Joose
· Max
# posted by Homer Owens @ 11:15 PM 
