FDA Warning Letters Issued To Four Makers of Caffeinated Alcoholic Beverages

• Date: December 01, 2010
• Source: Admin

Four companies were warned by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) about the “unsafe food additive” in the caffeine used in their malt alcoholic beverages. The warning included the threat of seizing their products, a federal law possibility.

The following companies and products are on red alert:

1. Core High Gravity HG, Core High Gravity HG Orange, and Lemon Lime Core Spiked from Charge Beverages Corp
2. Moonshot from New Century Brewing Co., LLC
3. Four Loko from Phusion Projects, LLC (business activities under Drink Four Brewing Co.)
4. Joose and Max from United Brands Company Inc.