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Originally Posted by awsmith4
The intent was to stop the sale of drinks such as Four Loko, a malt alcohol drink with added caffeine. The FDA ruled caffeine an unsafe additive in alcoholic beverages. It supposedly stemmed from a WA college party where some underage students abused alcohol and then fell ill, imagine that. Apparently the caffeine masks the effects of the alcohol and allows people to become more intoxicated than they feel. I'm sure if the nannies can find a way to prohibit the mix of energy drinks and liquor they will. Its not my cup of tea but I still have a problem with the authorities telling me what I can and can't ingest. What could really suck is if the law translate to no more coffee stouts  |
The state of Michigan banned it. FDA was looking into extending it nationally, but I don't think that has happened yet.
http://www.michigan.gov/documents/dl...0_337774_7.pdf
It specifically lists the State of Utah's ban, many universities' ban, and a sexual assault on a local 14 year old as part of the justification for the ban.
I'm trying not to get on a soap box and preach, but I'll put it this way: I do not agree with the ban. I understand the intent, but I disagree with their method of "fixing" the problem.
Not to leave this post without a random interesting fact:
Michigan's football program is the winningest in college football history. The Wolverines have won a record 884 games and have an all-time winning percentage of .737, also the best in college football history.