kids are not to drink a drink with this much caffeine. cnn has reached out to the fda and prime on the energy drink, but we have not received a response, and they also make a prime hydrate beverage which is a sports drink and that does not include caffeine. meg terrell joining us now, and out of curiousty, i have not heard of these, and i am not watching a lot of cartoons, but what is the concern in congress? the energy drinks here contain 200 milligrams of caffeine per 12 ounces, and to put it in context, that is about six cans of coke in terms of the caffeine or two cans of red bull. the red bull cans are smaller, but that is a lot of caffeine in one sitting, and in term the of the recommendation for caffeine
The drinks, which have been extensively marketed to the social media figure's young audience, contain caffeine levels equivalent to six cans of Coke or two Red Bulls
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and that little speech, it s just words. empty words. he doesn t know what it s like. he can stand there and talk about life changing. he doesn t know the meaning of the words. it s been four long years but for the pegrams, grief and anger are still clearly very raw. they re hoping the long delayed inquest will put the focus back on those like sam, whose lives were taken away, perhaps answer some remaining questions, and even give them a little bit of closure. theo leggett, bbc news. to the us now where discussion about the controversial energy drink known as prime has reached capitol hill. the leading democrat in congress, the senate majority leader chuck schumer has called on the us food and drug administration to investigate the high caffeine content of prime and how it s being promoted online.
working as fast as possible to establish the facts . president biden is in the uk for meetings with rishi sunak and the king. he s visiting on his way to the nato summit, which starts in lithuania tomorrow. all police forces in england and wales will begin using a new approach to rape and sexual assault investigations from this week. the focus will now be on the behaviour of the accused rather than the alleged victim. a senior us politician is calling on regulators to investigate the energy drink, prime, which is promoted by youtubers ksi and logan paul. chuck schumer claims the drink is being targeted at children, despite its high caffeine content. bottles do carry a warning, saying it s not recommended for under 185.