date:Sep 22, 2012
but did not define represented.
Schmidt said that a lack of transparency over labeling and limited consumer understanding (versus normal beverages) had led to Senator Dick Durbins letter to the FDA in April, demanding regulatory action to tackle energy drink health concerns.
The FDA replied to Durbin in August, stating that it planned to publish guidance in the near future. The stakes remain high, Schmidt noted, since tonics and bottled nutritive drinks (including energy shots and similar liq