Friday, November 19, 2010
Some West Virginia Retailers Removing Caffeinated Alcoholic Beverages
WEST VIRGINIA....
This week, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration issued a warning against the use of caffeine in alcoholic beverages at any level, saying it was recognized as an "unsafe food additive." The West Virginia Alcohol Beverage Control Administration, the West Virginia Beer Wholesalers' Association and the West Virginia Retailers Association have signed on to voluntarily stop selling the products. Some retailers in West Virginia are opting to voluntarily remove the caffeinated alcoholic beverages that have generated a lot of controversy in recent weeks from their stores, at least until federal officials can confirm the safety of the beverages that include alcohol and caffeine. The issue is the effects a lot of caffeine and a lot of alcohol have on those drinking the products when the two are combined. Officials say the caffeine may mute the effects of the alcohol until it wears off, making it difficult for people to tell when they've had too much to drink.
Nationallly, the following companies have received notifications from the FDA that, without formula changes, their listed products could be seized:
**United Brands Company: Joose and Max
**Phusion Projects: Four Loko
**New Century Brewing: Moonshot
**Charge Beverages: Core High Gravity HG, Core High Gravity HG Orange and Lemon Lime Core Spiked
This week, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration issued a warning against the use of caffeine in alcoholic beverages at any level, saying it was recognized as an "unsafe food additive." The West Virginia Alcohol Beverage Control Administration, the West Virginia Beer Wholesalers' Association and the West Virginia Retailers Association have signed on to voluntarily stop selling the products. Some retailers in West Virginia are opting to voluntarily remove the caffeinated alcoholic beverages that have generated a lot of controversy in recent weeks from their stores, at least until federal officials can confirm the safety of the beverages that include alcohol and caffeine. The issue is the effects a lot of caffeine and a lot of alcohol have on those drinking the products when the two are combined. Officials say the caffeine may mute the effects of the alcohol until it wears off, making it difficult for people to tell when they've had too much to drink.
Nationallly, the following companies have received notifications from the FDA that, without formula changes, their listed products could be seized:
**United Brands Company: Joose and Max
**Phusion Projects: Four Loko
**New Century Brewing: Moonshot
**Charge Beverages: Core High Gravity HG, Core High Gravity HG Orange and Lemon Lime Core Spiked
# posted by Homer Owens @ 11:16 PM 
