Four Loko Put on Notice: The Day After the Lokopocalypse

Four Loko Put on Notice: The Day After the Lokopocalypse
On Wednesday, the Food and Drug Administration issued letters of warning to four manufacturers of alcoholic energy drinks, including the popular, controversial beverage Four Loko. The FDA cautioned the manufacturers that they have 15 days to respond to the warnings, after which the FDA may begin seizing products from stores. While the move isn’t being called a ban, per se, it’s an unmistakable …
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Making Sense of The Universe in Miniature in Miniature
I don’t think I was smart enough to be bequeathed with the role of reading and reviewing The Universe in Miniature in Miniature , Patrick Somerville’s new book of 30 short stories. But, Tom, a character in the book who is a deadbeat alcoholic and is bequeathed with a magical helmet that allows him to see inside the psyches of those around him, wasn’t really the right man for that either. And he …
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Canada not following U.S. steps to ban alcoholic energy drinks
Health Canada is maintaining that pre-mixed, alcoholic energy drinks can be sold — even as the U.S. government is set to act on the products.
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