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."

Comments

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

[palegray.net]

That's easily determined. I keep a note in my wallet to that effect, along with a note on my iPhone.

Re:Mines a vodka and red bull...

[crasher35]

We also tried banning alcohol (prohibition). That didn't work too well either.