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Four Loko Maker Agrees to Marketing Restrictions to Resolve Legal Issues

By News Desk on March 26, 2014

The company behind the flavored malt beverage Four Loko has agreed to stop selling caffeinated alcoholic drinks and to restrict social media-based marketing of its products to those 21 and older. Phusion Projects LLC of…
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Beer Wholesalers Join Public Health to Oppose Four Loko Settlement

By Michele Simon on January 26, 2012

Last month, the Federal Trade Commission took public comments on a proposed settlement with the alcohol company Phusion Projects, which makes a beverage line called Four Loko. 

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You might recall in 2010 how that…

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Why the Crackdown on Four Loko is Justified

By Robyn Schelenz on November 24, 2010

As of last week, the popular alcoholic energy drink Four Loko has met its demise.  The Food and Drug Administration sent a letter on Nov. 17 to manufacturers of alcoholic energy drinks stating that they…

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Feds Declare Caffeinated Alcohol Drinks Unsafe

By Mary Rothschild on November 18, 2010

The Food and Drug Administration Wednesday warned four companies that the caffeine blended into their malt-alcohol beverages is an “unsafe food additive” and threatened to take action, including seizure of their products, to halt the…

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FDA Moves to Ban Alcoholic Energy Drinks

By Helena Bottemiller on November 17, 2010

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is expected to rule this week that caffeine is an unsafe food additive to alcoholic beverages, Sen. Chuck Schumer (D-NY) announced Tuesday.

The agency’s ruling will effectively prohibit the…
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DeLauro to FDA: Act on Alcoholic Energy Drinks

By Helena Bottemiller on November 16, 2010

Congresswoman Rosa DeLauro (D-CT), chairwoman of the FDA and Agriculture Appropriations Subcommittee, yesterday joined the chorus of lawmakers and public health officials calling for a serious look at alcoholic energy drinks, which have become extremely…

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Washington Bans Caffeinated Alcohol Drinks

By Mary Rothschild on November 11, 2010

Washington has barred the sale of pre-mixed caffeinated alcohol beverages.

The Washington State Liquor Control Board voted unanimously Wednesday to impose a statewide ban on alcohol energy drinks similar to those already announced in Michigan…

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