New Delhi:
The Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) has ordered a ban on the sale and manufacture of several energy drinks in the country , including Monster Energy and Monster Energy Absolutely Zero, citing health concerns.
According to the FSSAI order, dated May 8, a copy of which is with TOI, the decision is based on a report by its scientific panel which found that Monster Energy has an irrational combina tion of caffeine and ginseng, which have opposing effect on human body .
Monster Energy Absolutely Zero, the panel claimed, contains vitamins (Vitamins B2, B3, B6 and B12) above the recommended daily allowance.
Despite several attempts, TOI could not speak to the manufacturers or distributors of the energy drink. “This is not the first time the FSSAI has withdrawn No Objection Certificate for an energy drink.The regulatory body had issued similar orders against Tzinga Energy Drink, in clusive of its multiple variants, on April 22,“ said Amit Khurana, programme manager, food safety and toxins at Center for Science and Environment (CSE).
He said CSE also, in one of its studies, has found that as many as 44% of the samples of energy drink contained more than 145 ppm of caffeine--the standard for carbonated beverages.
The health impact of energy drinks was also highlighted by the WHO report in 2014, which had warned that the increased con sumption of the caffeinated beverage may pose a danger to public health.
Dr Anoop Misra, direc tor, Fortic C-Doc Center for Excellence for Diabetes Metabolic Diseases and En docrinology , said energy drinks are a rage among teenagers these days.
“Often, children con sume energy drinks think ing that it boosts their ener gy and they will be able to concentrate more but grad ually they get addicted to it It causes sleep disturbanc es, dizziness and nervous ness,“ he said.
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