Caffeinated alcoholic beverages,or CABs,are alcoholic beverages that contain caffeine as an additive and are packaged in combined form. Alcoholic beverages to which caffeine has been added as a separate ingredient have raised health concerns at the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) as well as in other federal,state,and local agencies. On November 17,2010,FDA announced that it had sent warning letters to four companies that make malt versions of these beverages,advising them that the caffeine included as a separate ingredient is an unsafe food additive. According to data and expert opinion,caffeine can mask sensory cues that people may rely on to determine how intoxicated they are. This means that individuals drinking these beverages may consume more alcohol,and become more intoxicated,than they realize. At the same time,caffeine does not change blood alcohol content levels,and thus does not reduce the risk of harms associated with | |
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