Posted on 05/09/2013 6:07:52 AM PDT by Olog-hai
Wrigley temporarily halted production of its new Alert Energy Caffeine Gum in response to concerns expressed by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration over the impact of caffeine on children and adolescents.
The company said it had paused the production, sale and marketing of Alert to give the FDA time to develop a new regulatory framework for the addition of caffeine to food and drinks.
The recently launched gum has about 40 milligrams of caffeine, as much as a half a cup of coffee, in each piece. …
(Excerpt) Read more at reuters.com ...
Big Brother butts in again
Remember - they hate our freedom.
Is this more or less earth shaking news than the depravity in Cleveland and Arizona?
Benghazi?? What’s that?
God forbid that someone gets caffeine into their system by some means other than coffee or soda.
hmmmm......Doublemint twins who never want to go to sleep....
This is such BS.
My daughter was issued this gum by the Army Medical Corps (in which she now serves) when she went out on prolonged field exercises during med school.
She gave me a pack, and I keep it in the car in case I get drowsy when driving. It works instantly.
I liked it so much that I bought a half-dozen packs online, and keep it in each of our cars.
A great product.
God forbid that someone gets caffeine into their system by some means other than coffee or soda.
Don’t F*** with Big Coffee and Big Soda.... Well unless you are Nanny Bloomberg...
Listen up you stuipid slave, you are ONLY allowed to be given the Central Nervous Systems(meth like) stimulants such as Ridalin, you are not allowed to self medicate with caffine, you hear me slave, now get back to work memorzing "2+2 equals 5" you pathetic slave!!
There were plans for one fo the smokes companies to make a “Nictine enhanced mint” that I would have LOVED to get my hands on, why you ask...
Well I grew up on a farm and my brothers who stayed to take over the family farm usually end up smoking cigarettes or using chewing tobacco to stay up during planting and harvest season, I would much rather have them pop a FAR safer mint than smoking or chewing, both of which are horrible for you.
But because of the liberal narritive of “Big Tobacco BAD” crap they had to NIX this idea....
The smoking Nazis can go straight to hell for that one...
Is Jolt Cola next?
OK, I guess I’ll chew some regular gum, go back to bed and get nothing done until 5 pm.
Nanny State PING!
Thanks for the ping!
Gum chomping hyper kids with 'chipmunk cheeks' might have a problem with it, but that'd be kinda obvious...
Let 'em chew khat, instead...?
Psssst! Hey kid! Wanna buy some gum???
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