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The state of Washington banned Four Loko after nine university students aged 17 to 19 from Central Washington University in Ellensburg, Washington became ill at a house party in Roslyn, Washington. The students were hospitalized with blood alcohol levels ranging from 0.12 to 0.35 percent (0.30 percent being considered potentially lethal), and ...
Such a ban was discussed as a result of multiple cases of alcohol poisoning and alcohol-related blackouts among users of such drinks. The majority of these alcohol poisoning cases were found on college campuses throughout the United States. Caffeinated alcoholic drinks such as Four Loko, Joose, Sparks and Tilt were
Sen. Charles Schumer (D-N.Y.) said in a statement Tuesday that U.S. regulators have decided to ban caffeinated alcoholic beverage such as Four Loko, on the grounds that they are unsafe. Five ...
Four Loko is a popular alcoholic drink that is facing a growing backlash. Four states have banned it, and now the company has agreed to stop shipping Four Loko to New York. So what is this ...
“As part of a voluntary product reformulation in 2010, we removed those ingredients from the product, which is why we can confidently say Four Lokos aren’t dangerous when consumed responsibly ...
In 2011 the University of Florida surveyed 802 college students who had mixed alcohol and caffeine, and found they were three times more likely to leave a bar highly intoxicated and four times more likely to want to drink and drive than drinkers who did not consume alcoholic energy drinks.
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Under pressure from special interest groups, which in turn put pressure on state governments, caffeine was later banned as well, with the drink's marketing to underage consumers and allegedly false statements being cited as reasons. [6] [7] In September 2010, Tilt was remade in a twenty four fluid ounce can similar to Four Loko.