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CITY OF BALTIMORE
COUNCIL BILL R
(Resolution)
Introduced by: Councilmember Conaway
A RESOLUTION ENTITLED
A COUNCIL RESOLUTION concerning
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Informational Hearing - Baltimore City Liquor License Board - Federal Recall of Certain Caffeinated Alcoholic Beverages
FOR the purpose of requesting the Baltimore City Board of Liquor License Commissioners and the Baltimore City Health Commissioner to report to the City Council on measures in place to ensure that certain caffeinated alcohol drinks are not sold in bars, are removed from inventory in package good stores and other liquor retailers, and are generally unavailable throughout Baltimore City.
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On November 17, 2010, the U.S. Federal Food and Drug Administration (FDA) sent letters to four makers of caffeinated alcoholic beverages warning that the caffeine added to their malt alcoholic beverages is an “unsafe food additive” and that further action, including seizure of their products, is possible under federal law. The companies receiving Warning Letters and their products are:
· Charge Beverages Corp.: Core High Gravity HG, Core High Gravity HG Organe, and Lemon Lime Spiked,
· New Century Brewing Co., LLC: Moonshot,
· Phusion Projects, LLC (Doing business as Drink Four Brewing Co.) Four Loko, and
· United Brands Company, Inc.: Joose and Max.
In the letters, the FDA stated specific concerns about the safety of such drinks, particularly when consumed by young adults:
· Studies suggest...
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