The FDA is tired of your caffeinated booze habit
Federal regulators are taking dead aim at drinks that mix stimulants with alcohol, leaving major brands scrambling to reformulate or get pulled off store shelves.
By Foodie Pundit Newsroom - Published - Updated - Section: Beverages
Key points
- The FDA has reaffirmed its position that adding caffeine to alcoholic beverages is unsafe, labeling it an "unsafe food additive."
- This regulatory stance could lead to the removal of many existing caffeinated alcoholic beverages from the market.
- The decision is framed as a public health measure to prevent the masking of alcohol's depressant effects by caffeine.
- Beverage companies that produce these drinks are the primary group affected financially, facing potential losses and costs for reformulation.
- The provided records show a history of communication between the FDA and the beverage industry, but do not specify any wrongdoing by individual companies.
- The next step will be the industry's response, whether through compliance, legal challenges, or product reformulation.
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