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FDA official calls caffeinated food 'very disturbing to us'

Federal regulators are troubled by processes that add caffeine to
food products, a growing trend over which they currently have little
oversight.

Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Deputy Commissioner for Food and
Veterinary Medicine Michael Taylor called caffeine additives in snacks
from jellybeans to waffles to energy drinks "very disturbing to us" in
an interview posted by the agency on Friday.
This week, Taylor announced that the FDA would investigate the effect
that foods with added caffeine have on the public and children's
health. He left the door open for future action from the agency, but in
the published remarks on Friday he seemed skeptical about the
possibility of imposing age restrictions on caffeine.

"While various uses may meet federal food safety standards, the only
time FDA explicitly approved adding caffeine was for colas in the
1950s," Taylor said. "Existing rules never anticipated the current
proliferation of caffeinated products."

The examination of risks posed by caffeinated foods comes in response to
Wrigley's recent launch of Alert Energy Caffeine Gum, a product Taylor
called "just one more unfortunate example of the trend to add caffeine
to food."

"Millions of Americans consume caffeine responsibly and in moderation as
part of their daily routines," Wrigley said in a statement to The Hill.
The company asserts that the gum "is developed for adults and will be
marketed to consumers 25 and older.

"As the FDA refines its approach to caffeine, we welcome the opportunity to work with them on this important topic."

"This is appropriately their role to look at ingredients that are used
in food products and to make sure that they are safe, and particularly
when it's a case where you have a potential cumulative effect throughout
the day," said Steve Mister, president and chief executive of the
Council for Responsible Nutrition, which represents the supplement
industry.

The FDA has previously advised that 600 milligrams of the drug, the
equivalent of four to seven cups of coffee, can be too much for adults.
The stimulant can cause jitteriness and heightened blood pressure, and the FDA warns that overdosing on caffeine can be fatal.

In 2010, the agency urged beverage makers not to add caffeine to
alcoholic drinks like Four Loko and Joose, eventually resulting in a
change to those products' production.



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http://thehill.com/blogs/regwatch/healthcare/297681-fda-official-calls-caffeinated-food-qvery-disturbingq
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