Hong Kong officials have found traces of cocaine in cans of Red Bull, a few days after Taiwanese authorities confiscated close to 18,000 cases of the popular energy drink.
Officials at the Centre for Food Safety said a laboratory analysis found tiny amounts of the illegal drug in samples of "Red Bull Cola," "Red Bull Sugar-free" and "Red Bull Energy Drink", a spokesman said.
The drink has now been taken off the shelves of major supermarkets, the spokesman said in a statement issued late Monday. He added that the amount of cocaine found in the drinks posed little health danger.
Red Bull moved quickly to deny the findings and said independent tests on the same batch of drinks had found no traces of cocaine.
The Centre for Food Safety found traces of cocaine between 0.1 and 0.3 micrograms of the illegal drug per litre, the statement said.
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Cut the bull. DPA's Ethan N... (Below threshold)1. Posted by Jack Chavez | June 3, 2009 11:57 PM | Score: 4 (6 votes cast)
Cut the bull. DPA's Ethan Nadelmann says "Put the coca back in Coca-Cola." Coca leaf is ancient medicine. We must demand accurate food and drug labeling and end prohibition. See Red Bull ad for "strong and natural" coca leaf:www.metadasein.com/blog
1. Posted by Jack Chavez | June 3, 2009 11:57 PM |
Score: 4 (6 votes cast)
Posted on June 3, 2009 23:57
2. Posted by ian | June 4, 2009 1:42 AM | Score: -1 (3 votes cast)
yeah what ignoramus decided to take the cocaine out of coca-cola anyways???
that's false advertising.
2. Posted by ian | June 4, 2009 1:42 AM |
Score: -1 (3 votes cast)
Posted on June 4, 2009 01:42
3. Posted by guero | June 4, 2009 8:55 PM | Score: 2 (12 votes cast)
Coca is indistinguishable from cocaine-- coca is harmless; cocaine is dangerous. Both produce a buzz, cocaine being stronger, of course. The lesson here is that if anyone wants a jolt from a beverage, stick with coca tea-- it has no sugar and is packed with vitamins and minerals. The elderly and children of Bolivia and Peru drink and/or chew coca every day without any ill effects. Coca comes from farmers-- cocaine and red bull comes from punks who wish to make a profit by adulterating nature, suckas.
3. Posted by guero | June 4, 2009 8:55 PM |
Score: 2 (12 votes cast)
Posted on June 4, 2009 20:55
4. Posted by Mary | June 4, 2009 10:41 PM | Score: 1 (1 votes cast)
u know what's going to happen now in the USAand elsewhere dont you? Some nuts are going to put sales of this stuff sky high thinking they can get high on Red Bull with cocaine, coke which is not there to begin with. Good marketing ploy!
4. Posted by Mary | June 4, 2009 10:41 PM |
Score: 1 (1 votes cast)
Posted on June 4, 2009 22:41