28 state attorney generals, along with the District of Columbia and Guam, are going after the manufacturers of "alcoholic energy drinks".
According to the St. Louis Post-Dispatch, Anheuser-Busch's Bud Extra, Miller's Sparks, and Liquid Charge and Liquid Core from Charge Beverages of Oregon are among the drinks being targeted.
The lawmen are concerned that consumers are not being advised of the risks of combining alcohol with caffeine. Studies have shown that caffeine can lead intoxicated individuals to believe that they are well enough to drive, and can also mask some of the symptoms, fooling those around them as well.
For now, sales of these beverages are not a large enough portion of sales for the big alcohol companies for the suit to be a concern for investors.
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Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
9-19-2007 @ 7:59AM
Mark Waugh said...
Alcohol companies are finding increasingly dangerous ways to hook the nation's youth and fuel the underage drinking epidemic. That is the
conclusion of a new report, Alcohol, Energy Drinks, and Youth: A Dangerous Mix, released by Marin Institute at the Underage Drinking Enforcement Training Center annual conference in Orlando. These drinks have a very bad effect on our health. I have a site where you can find a Energy Drink without the dangerous contains and have natural contains