FDA May Ban Alcoholic Drinks With Caffeine

The New York Times reports:

Top federal food regulators threatened on Friday to ban caffeinated alcoholic drinks unless their makers quickly proved that the beverages were safe.

Attorney General Richard Blumenthal of Connecticut, who co-wrote the letter to the F.D.A., said he was pleased. “Our battle against alcoholic energy drinks has stopped some products,” Mr. Blumenthal said, “but others are insidiously exploiting the void.”

So I guess when you are 21 you are legally old enough to make the decision to drink alcohol. But no one is old enough to decide to mix Alcohol with Caffeine? I guess bars shouldn’t be able to sell Red Bull or Coca-Cola any more. So the logic goes.