Caffeinated alcoholic drink

There have been numerous calls for the drink to be banned (either throughout the country or in certain areas or shops), made more expensive to dissuade people from buying the product, or sold in plastic bottles to reduce glassing incidents.

[10] In 2005, Scottish Justice Minister Cathy Jamieson suggested that retailers should stop selling the wine.

[10][12] In January 2010, a BBC investigation revealed that Buckfast Tonic Wine had been mentioned in 5,638 crime reports in the Strathclyde area of Scotland from 2006 to 2009, equating to an average of three per day.

As a result, the FDA sent letters to four manufacturers of caffeinated alcoholic drinks (Phusion Projects, Charge Beverages Corporation, New Century Brewing Company, and United Brands Company, Inc.) to alert them that the agency would be considering whether caffeine can lawfully be added to alcoholic drinks.

In 2009, the FDA required several manufacturers to remove caffeine from their alcopops including City Brewing of La Crosse, Wisc.

Anheuser-Busch and Miller have stopped making their caffeinated alcoholic drinks, Tilt, Bud Extra and Sparks.

In a statement, the company's founders said that they still believed it was safe to blend caffeine and alcohol but wanted to cooperate with regulators.

[15] The FDA continues work with Phusion Projects and other manufacturers to assure their products meet safety standards.