date:Oct 24, 2012
erve as a signal to FDA and do not prove causation between a product or ingredient and an adverse event.
According to the governments Drug Abuse Warning Network, hospital visits involving energy drink consumption rose sharply from 1,128 visits in 2005 to 16,053 visits in 2008. That number fell back a bit to 13,114 visits in 2009.
Under current FDA policy, the amount of caffeine in a cola-type drink does not have to be marked on the beverages label when its present at concentrations below .02 p