News tagged with 'Drinks'

They come with names such as Evil Eye, Max Fury, and Slingshot Party Gel. The FDA wants to make sure that so-called energy products combined with alcohol are safe since the agency has never approved the combination caffeine/alcohol.

A scientific statement issued by the American Heart Association on Monday suggests curbing sugar intake, a recommendation likely to rile food and beverage companies.

Men feel the effects of espresso faster than women in this study from the University of Barcelona. Interestingly, women displayed the effects of caffeine, even when they drank decaffinated coffee.  The peak effects from caffeine were noted about 45 minutes after drinking the espresso.

A Sugar Creek, Missouri bar must pay $796,000 to the daughter of a woman killed by a drunk driver after jurors determined the tavern was liable in the fatal accident. Dana Rogers and Eldon Sweet were driving on the Missouri 291 bridge over the Missouri River on June 6, 2000 when a man hit the guardrail and swerved ove

The family of a teenager who drowned after passing out on the beach in Puget Sound settled a wrongful-death lawsuit against the state of Washington last week for $185,000. According to the complaint, 17-year-old Jonathan George Edwards was drinking alcohol purchased by an underage friend from a state-operated liquor s

The alcoholic-beverage industry is receiving a vast amount of criticism from watchdogs who believe advertisements are designed to lure teenagers into buying liquor and beer. The National Center on Addiction and Substance Abuse (CASA), in a new report titled "Teen Tipplers: America's Underage Drinking Epidemic," claims

For years many women have preferred to drink decaffeinated coffee, choosing to avoid the risks associated with drinking regular coffee loaded with high amounts of caffeine. But according to two new reports presented this week at the American College of Rheumatology's annual meeting in San Francisco, decaf coffee may i

Juices provide many essential nutrients, but consuming untreated juices may not be so healthful. When fruits and vegetables are fresh-squeezed, harmful bacteria from the outside of the produce can become a part of the finished product. If these bacteria are ingested, children risk serious illness or even death. In fact

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has issued warning letters to three companies who routinely use botanicals in their consumer products. Hansen Beverage Company, US Mills, and Fresh Samantha, all use ginkgo biloba, Siberian ginseng, or Echinacea in their food or beverage products. The FDA issued the three w