date:Nov 16, 2012
The reputation of the energy drink business received another wallop this week on news that more than a dozen fatality reports have been linked to 5-Hour Energy. Records reviewed by The New York Times revealed reports of 13 deaths and more than 30 filings that involved serious or life-threatening injuries.
Daniel Fabricant, the director of FDA's Division of Dietary Supplement Programs, told the Times that all 13 fatality reports had been submitted to the FDA by Living Essentials, the distributor