Lawmaker urges FDA to ban powdered caffeine. WEWS-TV Cleveland (10/24, 195K) reports US Sen. Sherrod Brown (D-OH) is asking the FDA to ban the sale and marketing of powdered caffeine. The piece notes that the FDA has said that “one teaspoon of powdered caffeine is equal to 25 cups of coffee.” The piece notes that in a response to NewsChannel5’s request, “the FDA sent a statement saying” it is “warning consumers about the dangers of powdered caffeine and considering regulation for it.” The product has been blamed for at least one death and kidney failures in two others in Ohio. Providing details of the death of a student due to caffeine, WKYC-TV Cleveland (10/23, 71K) reports Logan Stiner died after consuming concentrated caffeine in May. The piece notes that the Lorain County Coroner “thought it must have been natural causes, until the family found a small bag of a white powdered substance at home,” which turned out to be “pure caffeine.” According to the piece, “an autopsy showed Logan had 23 times the normal amount in his system, enough to be deadly.” The article also notes that Logan’s family is planning to meet with FDA officials in December in a bid to ban the product. WJW-TV Cleveland (10/23, 301K) also covers the news.
Posted on: Fri, 24 Oct 2014 21:12:16 +0000
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