On the eve of City Council hearings on a proposed ordinance to ban energy drinks in Chicago, the maker of one brand of those beverages is disputing allegations that its products are dangerous.
A Maryland family whose child died after consuming monster energy drinks disagrees. They want to help stop the sale of the drinks.
Alderman Ed Burke has proposed banning high-caffeine energy drinks in Chicago. A hearing Tuesday afternoon will address that proposal.
Go read the story, I don’t think the drink was actually to blame…still ban it anyway..should work as well as the other bans Chicago does!
h/t Wallphone
Well that’s just stupid. It’s terrible she died, but she coulda had a few starbucks frappuchinos over 2 days and had the same thing happen, or just plain old coffee. Would legislators be calling for a ban on Folgers?
Well Folgers IS pretty yucky stuff…
Will possession now be a misdemeanor or felony? If you have a case of the drinks, will that automatically be possession with intent to distribute, and how serious a crime will that be?
Why do I get the feeling there will soon be a thriving black market in energy drinks?