Democratic Sen. Charles Schumer, who has pushed the Obama administration to ban the beverages, said Tuesday the Food and Drug Administration is expected to find that caffeine is an unsafe food additive to alcoholic drinks, essentially banning them.
The Federal Trade Commission will then issue letters to caffeinated alcoholic beverage manufacturers warning that marketing them could be illegal, he said.
"This ruling should be the nail in the coffin of these dangerous and toxic drinks," Schumer said.
College students have been hospitalized after drinking the beverages, including the popular Four Loko. Four states _ Washington, Michigan, Utah and Oklahoma _ have banned them and other states are considering similar action. Police in Mesa, Ariz., said an "extremely intoxicated" teenager smashed her SUV into a tree Sunday morning after reportedly playing "beer pong" with Four Loko.
Not sure if I agree with this in particular. If these are being sold as alcoholic drinks like beer or spirits to adults, then hey, how is adding caffeine unsafe when alcohol isn't exactly a wonder drug? College kids doing stupid and even fatal things while drunk isn't exactly new in America.
The problem isn't Four Loko, the problem is drinking and doing stupid things while drunk, like driving. There should be laws against that, you know.
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Well sure ban this stuff. If the kids are totally bombed and AWAKE they might tune in Red Eye or watch a Hannity rerun or maybe try and drive to 7/11 for more Loko suds. Can’t have that. Better that they be bombed, asleep and choke to death on their vomit. Oh wait, sorry NaCly dog, I know that might give them an idea to go back to Prohibition.
On the positive side, Obama’s gang is just creating more conservatives. Go team Obama! Next they should ban heterosexual intercourse. That will really galvanize the youngsters for our team. Not that I am recommending or approving of ‘relations’ outside of marriage.
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