date:Sep 22, 2012
gredients (hoodia, for instance, appeared in an energy drink this week), since the FDA pre-market review of novel food additives (or alternatively GRAS status for an ingredient) now only applies to standard beverages.
I dont personally think that the FDA will crack down too hard on these products [energy drinks]. Another thing to keep in mind: as the upcoming sequestrations stand now, the FDA stands to lose quite a bit of funding, which could hamper their ability to police the industry, Schmidt