Posted on 07/19/2014 1:35:35 AM PDT by nickcarraway
US regulators on Friday warned against ingesting pure powdered caffeine, which is being sold in bulk over the Internet and is known to have killed at least one teenager.
US regulators on Friday warned against ingesting pure powdered caffeine, which is being sold in bulk over the Internet and is known to have killed at least one teenager.
"These products are essentially 100 per cent caffeine. A single teaspoon of pure caffeine is roughly equivalent to the amount in 25 cups of coffee," the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) said.
The FDA advised consumers "to avoid powdered pure caffeine" and warned parents that teenagers and young adults may be drawn to it for its perceived benefits.
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The dose, not the purity, is the issue.
I’d say the purity is an issue because when it is purified, it the amount needed to kill you is so small it may as well be classified as a poison. Difficult to kill yourself by od’ing on caffiene by drinking lots of coffee.
Idiots like this are why so many products get banned in the US.
As I understand it this is basically what they add to softdrinks and other products they want to increase the caffeine content.
Non-commercial use? dunno
What the heck is wrong with good old fashioned speed like they had when I was young? Dang kids!
Apparently, weight loss, diet, cosmetics....bulk supply on Amazon
Are you guys arguing over “essence of purity” versus “purity of essence?” In other words, purity may be an issue in the sense of concentration, or in the sense of dangerous compounds other than the caffeine. I think it’s the former, though. 25 cups of coffee, absorbed instantaneously, all at once... it’s gonna be a shock.
Caffeine is actually more toxic and equally addictive as cocaine. When pure, it can also be snorted for a rush.
A huge chunk of workers in America cannot function at all without it.
The only difference is that it doesn’t feel good enough to sit down and do nothing but use for days.
Just separatin’ the wheat from the chaff.
Like trying to get drunk on 3.2 beer.
I’ll probably O.D. on chocolate some day.
The problem is, logistically, with critical thinking and common sense not being taught to unteachable millennials, how would you warn them effectively? These idiots are going to get the product banned by the nanny state and there could be practical uses for it by thinking humans.
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