Caffeinated Alcoholic Drinks May Be Illegal

Anonymusing writes "The FDA has announced an investigation into the safety and legality of alcoholic beverages containing caffeine. As a Wall Street Journal blog reports, two major beer companies, MillerCoors and Anheuser-Busch, stopped producing caffeinated alcoholic drinks last year after reports surfaced of increased negative effects compared to caffeine-free alcohol. CNN notes that, according to FDA rules, 'food additives require premarket approval based on data demonstrating safety submitted to the agency' — and caffeine is a food additive. The 26 targeted beverage makers have 30 days to respond."

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Re:Shoot, there goes my Irish Coffee. Is Decafe ok

[camperdave]

I fail to see how vodka+red bull would have tremendous side effects on people any more than other liquor.

And I fail to see how talking on a cell phone while driving is any more distracting than talking to passengers while driving, but hey... the studies say different.