date:Oct 30, 2012
In the wake of reports claiming Monster Energy drinks are connected to five deaths, two U.S. senators with the Democratic Party continue to pressure the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to more thoroughly investigate the potential hazards associated with energy drinks.
In an Oct. 26 letter to FDA Commissioner Margaret Hamburg, Sens. Richard Blumenthal of Connecticut and Richard Durbin of Illinois asked the FDA to identify and recommend solutions to perceived weaknesses the lawmakers clai