Durbin targets energy drinks... again
For the third time in 2012, Sen. Dick Durbin, D-Ill., joined for a second time by Sen. Richard Blumenthal, D-Conn., has sent a letter to the Food and Drug Administration requesting that the agency investigate caffeinated energy drinks that are marketed to children.
In a letter sent to FDA Commissioner Margaret Hamburg on Friday, the senators asked the agency to “take immediate action to address a serious public health issue”.
The senators wrote: “As stated in earlier letters, energy drinks contain not only high levels of caffeine, but additives with stimulant properties, such as guarana, taurine, and ginseng. We urge the FDA to assess potential safety concerns posed by multiple additives with stimulating properties in energy drinks when used in combination and with caffeine.”