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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Jeebus, this is a first for me.

[palegray.net]

This story has been on the front page for almost 24 hours, and I'm the second poster? Wow, somebody please tag this one "nobodygivesashit".

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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.

Re:Mines a vodka and red bull...

[syousef]

Really I think its a waste of perfectly good food to not to eat people. Think of how many starving people 1 fat person would feed. It is like recycling food.

Currently modded at +4 Insightful. Do we need further evidence that slashdot moderation is broken and does not in practice self correct. +5 funny, while tasteless, I could accept. But +4 insightful says people here have considered this and really would like to start eating other people. That is of course ridiculous.