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Red Bull may be banned in Canada AGAIN
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| Jayx1 |
Our nanny government knows best babysitters are at it again:
| quote: | Health Canada is investigating a popular energy drink it approved for sale less than six months ago.
Red Bull is all the rage among club-goers and energy junkies in Canada. However, the drink has been banned in France and Denmark.
Health Canada says it's now looking into three reports of adverse health effects from consuming the drink.
"The whole situation is under review right now," said Health Canada's Natalie Lalonde, opening up the possibility that the drink could be banned in this country as well.
At about $3.50 for a can, Red Bull is an expensive drink. But the owner of a downtown Toronto variety store says Red Bull quickly replaced Coca-Cola as his number one seller.
The can may be small, but it packs a big caffeine punch. One serving has the same amount of the stimulant as a large Starbucks coffee.
Young people report different reactions after trying the drink. "It builds up your energy to be more active," said TJ Ramos.
Daryl Golden described Red Bull as "just kind of a sugary alcoholic-type drink."
Kieran Meyn said he "felt a little more energized," but said Red Bull was "nothing special."
Ciaran Persad did exactly what you're not supposed to do with Red Bull -- he drank it while working out.
"A lot of strange things happened actually," Persad said. "I got some strange muscle twitches in my arm."
The University of Toronto's Ahmed el-Sohemy says he's not surprised. A gene-diet interaction specialist, el-Sohemy has been studying the effects of caffeine on the human body for years.
"I think it's dangerous to market a product as a sports drink that has these ingredients in it," he said.
Red Bull is the best-selling energy drink in Europe, where retailers sell 1.6 billion cans each year. But, Canadian consumers will have to wait for the results of the Health Canada review to find out whether the drink will stay on the shelves in this country as well. |
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| dallastar |
redbull get's you ripped up wired!
also right ont he containers it clearly states DO NOT MIX WITH ALCOHOL! and What doesn every club/ bar do??????
mixes with ALCOHOL!
Doh! dumbasses! |
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| Jayx1 |
actually they sell it seperately and let u do the mixing.
If people are too dumb to not follow the instructions then they deserve the results. Sorry but thats just how i feel.
If i drank 10 cups of coffee for example im sure id have a stroke or something too.
BAN COFFEE! (i better not say it too loud or they just might) |
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| Spam |
| They HAVE to put it there... the drink has as much caffeine as a cup of coffee, having one or two red bull/vodkas or whatever won't deal out too much pain. |
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| DigiNut |
Meh, I haven't noticed any "adverse effects" from my vodka-red-bulls.
Apparently there was some "newsflash" on TV today or yesterday that Red Bull "causes diziness". My parents felt it was necessary to tell me that. I have all respect for my parents, but they know absolutely nothing about chemicals except for the usual government propaganda, and I'm guessing that those are the kinds of people working at Health Canada. |
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| Jayx1 |
| quote: | Originally posted by DigiNut
Meh, I haven't noticed any "adverse effects" from my vodka-red-bulls.
Apparently there was some "newsflash" on TV today or yesterday that Red Bull "causes diziness". My parents felt it was necessary to tell me that. I have all respect for my parents, but they know absolutely nothing about chemicals except for the usual government propaganda, and I'm guessing that those are the kinds of people working at Health Canada. |
Im sick of the government trying to protect us from nothing and im sick of the media fuelling fear to sell advertising space. |
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| dallastar |
| quote: | Originally posted by Jayx1
actually they sell it seperately and let u do the mixing.
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actually some place dooooooooo SERVE it together... eg, system, la rouge, eau, 606
sorry but you are wrong with this one! they do mix them together!!! |
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| Miss Julia |
| Banning Redbull in Canada is ridiculous. Redbull is exactly like that one other energy drink u guys have here... I forget what it's called. |
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| Miss Julia |
| quote: | Originally posted by Jayx1
actually they sell it seperately and let u do the mixing.
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In LA, we always order Redbull/Vodka, and the bartender mixes it together. |
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| Jayx1 |
| quote: | Originally posted by Miss Julia
Banning Redbull in Canada is ridiculous. |
A lot of things that they ban here is ridiculous. But hey the government knows better than we do right? |
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| Euphorica |
we have lots of energy drinks.
ive been drinking bawls lately though. its pretty good!
ive had red bull numouress times and havent had any weird effects, even with alcohol. if you are super tired youll get muscle twitching from any caffiene source(incl chocolate) |
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