Caffeine

New Delhi: Energy drinks being sold in India have dangerous levels of caffeine, NGO Centre for Science and Environment (CSE) has said after conducting lab tests in which 44% of their samples failed the maximum permissible limits as prescribed by the government.

CSE carried out tests on leading

Publication Date:

19/07/2011

Source: Times Of India (New Delhi)

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CSE Study, CSE, Health Care, Caffeine, India, Prevention of Food Adulteration Act 1954, Food Adulteration, Health Effects

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Energy drinks pack a caffeine punch, says CSE

Energy drinks touted to have major health benefits are so packed with caffeine that they can cause more harm than good, according to the Delhi-based Centre for Science and Environment which is calling for strict regulatory controls over caffeine content in drinks like Red Bull and Cloud 9.

CSE said tests carried out on leading brands like Red Bull and Cloud 9 found high levels of caffeine in 44

Publication Date:

19/07/2011

Author(s): Panaji

Source: Deccan Herald (Bangalore)

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Caffeine, CSE, Delhi, Health Effects, Prevention of Food Adulteration Act 1954, Food Safety, Coca Cola

'Energy' drinks packed with caffeine, finds CSEs latest study

Centre for Science and Environment’s Pollution Monitoring Lab carries out tests on leading ‘energy’ drink brands like Red Bull and Cloud 9. Finds high levels of caffeine in 44 per cent of the samples.

Publication Date:

18/07/2011

Source: Centre for Science and Environment

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Soft Drinks, Soft Drink Standards, Soft Drinks Industry, Health Effects, India, Food Standards, CSE Study, Prevention of Food Adulteration Act 1954, Caffeine

Caffeine content in energy drinks

Energy drinks sold freely in India – and consumed especially by the young to increase stamina and alertness of mind contain 'dangerously high' levels of caffeine finds CSE's latest study and calls for strict regulatory controls over caffeine content.

Publication Date:

01/07/2011

Source: Centre for Science and Environment

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Soft Drinks, Soft Drink Standards, Soft Drinks Industry, Caffeine, India, CSE Study, Health Effects, Prevention of Food Adulteration Act 1954, Food Standards

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Sports drinks and energy drinks for children and adolescents: Are they appropriate?

Sports and energy drinks are being marketed to children and adolescents for a wide variety of inappropriate uses. Sports drinks and energy drinks are significantly different products, and the terms should not be used interchangeably.

Publication Date:

01/06/2011

Author(s): Marcie Beth Schneider, Holly J. Benjamin

Source: Pediatrics

Vol:

127

Issue:

6

pp:

1182

Tags:

Soft Drinks, Health Effects, Child Health, Caffeine, Soft Drink Standards, United States Of America (US), Obesity, Research, Health

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Red Bull energy drink has alarming caffeine level: study

Sharadha Narayanan | ENS

Red Bull has 329 parts per million caffeine, while the permitted level in the country is 145 ppm

Publication Date:

11/06/2010

Source: New Indian Express (Chennai)

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Prevention of Food Adulteration Act 1954, Health, Caffeine, New Indian Express (Chennai), Food Safety And Standards Authority Of India (FSSAI)

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Revised draft on regulation of energy drinks, and caffeine

Energy drinks are non-alcoholic beverages containing caffeine, guarana, glucuronolactone, taurine, ginseng, inositol, carnitine, B-vitamins etc. as main ingredients that act as stimulants. In recent years, a number of different energy drinks have been introduced in the Indian market to provide an energy boost or as dietary supplements.

Publication Date:

01/05/2010

Source: Food Safety and Standards Authority of India

Tags:

Food Standards, Soft Drinks, Health Effects, Pesticides And Toxins, Food Safety, Caffeine, India, Food Safety and Standards Authority of India, Food Safety And Standards Authority Of India (FSSAI), New Delhi, Health

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