IT IS unacceptable that energy drinks with dangerously high levels of caffeine are allowed to be sold to children, the NSW Government says. NSW Primary Industries Minister Ian Macdonald, whose responsibilities extent to food safety, says he will lobby to have them banned as some are being sold to minors due to a loophole in Australian law. Five Year 7 students from Quakers Hill, in Sydney
The Food Authority is working to get the so-called energy drinks Fuel Cell and Cintron off shop shelves as they both exceed the caffeine level legally permitted in the Food Standards Code.
A spokeswoman for Red Bull, whose latest product Energy Shot is classified as a 'dietary supplement' and said the drink was quite safe for adults.
"One 60 ml bottle of Red Bull Energy Shot contains the same amount of caffeine as a cup of coffee," the spokeswoman said. "However, we do not ever recommend Red Bull for caffeine sensitive people, including children."
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