Prime Energy drinks pulled from Canadian shelves -- but how did they even get here?

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https://www.cbc.ca/news/health/prime-energy-drink-recall-canada-1.6904892


Prime Energy drinks pulled from Canadian shelves — but how did they even get here?

Cans with 200 mg of caffeine violate Health Canada regulations


Jennifer La Grassa · CBC News · Posted: Jul 12, 2023 6:20 PM PDT | Last Updated: 1 hour ago

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It's framed as being fun, it's framed as being kind of trendy, it's framed as being healthy and it's framed also as optimizing your performance, when all it really is is water with caffeine in it," said Timothy Caulfield, Canada research chair in health law and policy at the University of Alberta.

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Shepherd, who lives in Toronto, believes that his son Brian's consumption of a caffeinated energy drink caused the 15-year-old's death in 2008.

An autopsy found that Brian experienced an acute arrhythmic event following a paintball match. The only drug in his system was caffeine, according to Shepherd.

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Over the years, research has shown that these sorts of drinks can have bad health effects on people. This review of recent research says that energy drinks can create anxiety, insomnia, irregular heart rhythms and sometimes death.

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(Banned in New Zealand)

https://www.1news.co.nz/2023/06/14/energy-drink-prime-now-canned-off-new-zealand-shelves/

An energy drink marketed by two massive YouTube stars has been banned in New Zealand due to its high caffeine content.