Caffeine In Beverage Alcohol
The Chicago Tribune reports that "Caffeinated Alcoholic Drinks Stir Up Legal Concerns". Here's the link.
Posted by Dave Trippel on August 24, 2009 at 12:01 PM in Alcohol (general), Caffeine, Licensing and Legislation | Permalink
"Energy shots" stimulate sales of power drinks
Expensive, bad-tasting, two-ounce "energy shots" are the new fad in power drinks. For more, see the New York Times article here.
Posted by David Fahey on July 11, 2009 at 09:58 AM in Caffeine, Energy Drinks | Permalink
Caffeinated cocktails
Caffeinated tonic water, club soda, ginger ale, and other cocktail mixers now offer Californians caffeinated cocktails. For more, see here.
Posted by David Fahey on March 2, 2008 at 10:30 AM in Caffeine, Whiskey | Permalink
Anne Fadiman on caffeine
Anne Fadiman offer an essay on her experiences with caffeine (first isolated in 1819) here.
Posted by David Fahey on November 23, 2007 at 11:07 PM in Caffeine | Permalink
Caffeine in decaf coffee
There is controversy about the high amount of caffeine in decaf coffee. For more, see here. And see comments here.
Posted by David Fahey on October 28, 2007 at 05:52 PM in Caffeine, Coffee | Permalink
Should products disclose caffeine content?
The (U.S.) Food and Drug Administration currently requires beverage companies to list “caffeine” on product labels when it is added as an ingredient. But consumers don’t have to be told how much caffeine is present, even though pregnant women should limit caffeine consumption to about 300 milligrams a day, and children, who have seemingly boundless energy anyway, are more susceptible to the effects because of their low body weight.
For the last decade the Centers for Science in the Public Interest (CSPI) has unsuccessfully lobbied the FDA to require caffeine-content disclosures on food and beverages so consumers can make educated decisions.
“Caffeine is an addictive stimulant,” said CSPI’s director of legal affairs, Bruce Silverglide. “And it’s the only drug added to a wide variety of foods.”
Read more here.
Posted by Matthew McKean on September 18, 2007 at 10:09 AM in Addiction, Caffeine | Permalink
Caffeinated multi-billionaires
The (London) Times, 30 April 2007, listed the 100 richest individuals or families, the "poorest" of whom had a worth of more than four billion pounds sterling. Nobody in alcohol or tobacco made the cut, but there were two in chocolate: #9, Forrest and John Mars (USA); tied for #71, Michele Ferrero (Italy)--and one in coffee--#33, Herz family (Germany).
Posted by David Fahey on June 12, 2007 at 08:09 PM in Caffeine, Chocolate, Cocoa, Coffee, Germany, Italy, United States | Permalink
'Our product doesn't have any cocaine in it,' says company spokesperson
An energy drink called Cocaine has been from pulled from stores across the U.S. amid concerns about its name, the company that produces it said Monday.
The Chicago Sun-Times reports.
Posted by Matthew McKean on May 10, 2007 at 08:06 AM in Advertising, Caffeine, Cocaine | Permalink
Energy drinks cause buzz
Energy beverages popular among teens may have more than just caffeine in them. They may also contain alcohol. MSNBC reports.
Posted by Matthew McKean on April 10, 2007 at 07:00 AM in Alcohol (miscellaneous), Caffeine | Permalink
Scientist puts caffeine in doughnuts
Robert Bohannon, a molecular scientist living in Durham, N.C., has developed a way to add caffeine to baked goods such as doughnuts and bagels.
The CBC reports.
Posted by Matthew McKean on January 26, 2007 at 10:49 AM in Caffeine | Permalink
