State bans alcoholic drinks containing caffeine
Fri, 19/11/2010 - 16:38 by Neha Gupta
![]() Sale of drinks containing both alcohol and caffeine has been banned by the state Alcoholic Beverages Control Commission. |
FDA warns 4 energy-drink makers against adding caffeine to beverages
Thu, 18/11/2010 - 15:01 by Neha Gupta
![]() The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) on Wednesday warned four alcoholic energy-drink makers that their beverages are unsafe. |
Washington bans Four Loko
Thu, 11/11/2010 - 16:46 by Neka Sehgal
![]() Following incidents that left students unconscious and hospitalized with dangerously high blood alcohol levels, the Washington State Liquor Control Board imposed a ban on pre-mixed caffeinated alcohol beverages in the state. |
Four Loko banned in Michigan
Sat, 06/11/2010 - 16:59 by Neka Sehgal
![]() Four Loko, which packs the punch of a pitcher of beer and the jolt of three espressos into one 24-ounce can, has been banned by the Michigan Liquor Control Commission from being sold in the state. |
Four Loko blamed for sickening 9 CWU students
Tue, 26/10/2010 - 15:42 by Neka Sehgal
![]() Four Loko, sometimes referred to as “blackout in a can” or “liquid cocaine,” which delivers a lethal punch of stimulants, has landed nine Central Washington University (CWU) students in the hospital after the Oct. 8 party in Roslyn, where about 50 people had been drinking. |