Category: energy drink

Prime Energy Drinks Recalled in Canada

The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) announced it will be recalling six brands of energy drinks for non-compliance related to caffeine content and labelling requirements. The recall includes the brand Prime Energy, which the United States Food and Drug Agency has been encouraged to investigate. “In Canada, Prime Energy is considered to be a supplemented…


Are There Risks and Benefits of Energy Drinks?

The first energy drink dates back more than a half century: Dr. Enuf, launched in 1949. Now, there are more than 100 brands—an industry now selling $50 billion of the stuff a year. They’re popular on military bases, but some military leaders have questioned their safety, based on data like this: the skyrocketing number of…