Should There be an Age Law for Energy Drinks?

[Bodzilla]

i'm just gonna throw this out there.

it says you joined in 07, did you lurk for a few years before you started posting, because i think i'd remember someone so terrible.

[PopeAK49]

i'm just gonna throw this out there.

it says you joined in 07, did you lurk for a few years before you started posting, because i think i'd remember someone so terrible.

The troll is impressive with this one.

[Bodzilla]

i'm not even trolling, i'm pretty sure i would of noticed another dark halo posting years before he joined

(he's alot better now).

[Patrickssj6]

My problem is the fact that young children usually don't know anything about taking things in moderation, especially with energy drinks. I'm just doing this as an opinion poll for an easy homework assignment.

You could also write on why imposing an age limit is not very effective e.g. legal drinking age (for Beer/Wine) in Germany is 16, in America it is 21. I don't think there are differences in the drinking habit in either country.

If you see Ephedrine as dangerous, then write about why is should be an illegal substance to be included in beverages/food.

[=sw=warlord]

Instead of banning entire products, how about this, implement actual food quality standards instead of whoring out your consumables to the lowest bidder?
If there's ingredients which are known to be seriously toxic and should not be approved for human consumption then ban the fuck out of its use in products.

Don't say removing the ingredients won't make a difference because last I looked, Coca Cola used to have several milligrams of cocaine in each bottle and it got removed for the same reason above.

[Pooky]

Guys, I think you're missing the very clear distinction between 'should there be' and 'there should be'. :l

Maybe think about that before jumping down someone's throat?

[TVTyrant]

The troll is impressive with this one.

Nah, Bod just acts like a real dick sometimes.

[PopeAK49]

Instead of banning entire products, how about this, implement actual food quality standards instead of whoring out your consumables to the lowest bidder?
If there's ingredients which are known to be seriously toxic and should not be approved for human consumption then ban the fuck out of its use in products.

Don't say removing the ingredients won't make a difference because last I looked, Coca Cola used to have several milligrams of cocaine in each bottle and it got removed for the same reason above.

Good post. Isn't the FDA suppose to be responsible for this kind of stuff? Makes you wonder

Guys, I think you're missing the very clear distinction between 'should there be' and 'there should be'. :l

Maybe think about that before jumping down someone's throat?

Which is why I don't know why I'm getting chewed out. I'm just gathering opinions for a school project and writing a paper about the results.

[Higuy]

I'd say yes, and even at the point, in a perfect world, there would be a way to regulate how many you can drink. Honestly I only drink them every so often but when I do they keep me up forever. Theres also been a guy that works close to where I do, we get soda and stuff from the same soda machine, and he use to drink Monsters at least 4 times a day. He overdosed on caffeine. There good every once and a while but thats about it

[Tnnaas]

So, anyways, I'd personally say no. Let the buggers get themselves fucked over. Their parents should be responsible enough to prevent them from drinking what's bad for them. If they don't then they're just bad parents. But it also takes a degree of self-control that lots of people simply don't have. It's almost a blessing for a child (an American one, at least) to be able to take things in moderation at this point.

But I've never had energy drinks before. The furthest I've gone is probably Mountain Dew, but that tasted like piss. I'll have the occasional coffee, but an apple will wake me up just as well.

And the Food and Drug Administration is atrocious with how they classify what falls into the little zone known as "safe." If it isn't toxic, they will allow it. That doesn't include unhealthy ingredients. Hell, certain plastics are considered non-toxic and they'll let anyone throw that into anything they want. It's kind of frightening, actually.