FDA warns brands of stimulant drinks

• May 4, 2024

4 brands of energy drinks that contain alcohol and caffeine because they are unsafe and violate some federal laws in the United States, The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA).

This administration, in charge of regulating medicines and food for consumers, indicates that drinksThey contain alcohol and caffeine they do not have the legal standards to be safe, publish Reuters.

Drinks sweetened with high levels of alcohol and caffeine have been successful among students around the world who use them to try to stay awake longer than normal, but their intake has caused several incidents that have ended in hospitalization.

In Mexico, the only measure that the full Senate approved was the Law on the Special Tax on Production and Services (IEPS), which establishes a 25% tax at stimulant drinks from the year 2011.