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The energy drink Red Bull did not get market approval in France after the death of an 18-year-old Irish athlete, Ross Cooney, who died within hours after playing a basketball game and consuming four cans of the product. This market approval was challenged in the European Court of Justice in 2004, and consequently lifted.[50] Norway did not allow Red Bull for a time, although this restriction has recently been relaxed.[citation needed] The United Kingdom investigated the drink, but only issued a warning against its consumption by children and pregnant women.[50]

In 2009, Colombia , under the Ministry of Social Protection, prohibited the sale and commercialization of energy drinks to minors under the age of 14 under resolution 4150 of 2009.[51]

In November 2012, President Ramzan Kadyrov of Chechnya (Russian Federation) ordered his government to develop a bill banning the sale of energy drinks, arguing that as a form of "intoxicating drug", such drinks were "unacceptable in a Muslim society". Kadyrov cited reports of one death and 530 hospital admissions in 2012 due to "poisoning" from the consumption of such drinks. A similar view was expressed by Gennady Onishchenko, Chief Sanitary Inspector of Russia.[52]

In 2009, a school in Hove, England requested that local shops refrain from selling energy drinks to students. Headteacher Malvina Sanders added that "This was a preventative measure, as all research shows that consuming high-energy drinks can have a detrimental impact on the ability of young people to concentrate in class." The school negotiated for their local branch of the Tesco supermarket to display posters asking students not to purchase the products.[53] Similar measures were taken by a school in Oxted, England, which banned students from consuming drinks and sent letters to parents.

Some countries have certain restrictions on the sale and manufacture of energy drinks. In Australia and New Zealand, energy drinks are regulated under the Australia New Zealand Food Standards Code; limiting the caffeine content of 'formulated caffeinated beverages' (energy drinks) at 320 mg/L (9.46 mg/oz) and soft-drinks at 145 mg/L (4.29 mg/oz). Mandatory caffeine labeling is issued for all food products containing guarana in the country,[54] and Australian energy drink labels warn consumers to drink no more than two cans per day.[55]

On June 7, 2012, the parliament of Latvia approved changes in the legislation of sale of consumable goods, to prohibit sale of energy drinks to persons under the age of 18.[56]

As of 2013 in the United States some energy drinks, including Monster Energy and Rockstar Energy, were reported to be rebranding their products as beverages rather than as dietary supplements. As beverages they would be relieved of F.D.A. reporting requirements with respect to deaths and injuries and can be purchased with food stamps, but must list ingredients on the can.[57]

In May 2014 Lithuania became the first state in the world to explicitly ban selling energy drinks to minors below 18 years of age, effective November. An energy drink is described as any beverage containing at least 150 mg/L of caffeine.

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in: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Energy_drink

http://www.efsa.europa.eu/cs/Satellite pour contacter l'Autorité européenne de sécurité des aliments. Ce blog invite les Américains en ligne à poser euX-mêmes les questions. C'est en Italie. Les Américains qui s'intéressent à ces questions concernant le commerce mondial peuvent également intervenir sur cette plateforme tenue par Blogger de Google. On attend les remarques et réfleXions américaines sur la bonne marche du commerce mondial. Surtout sur la Business Ethics. Et si, par hasard, par le plus grand des hasards, le Président Barack Obama lisait ce blog, on l'invite à intervenir aussi. La Technique américaine n'a pas QUE des mauvais côtés. Il faut juste le dire et l'inciter à bien travailler pour les consommateurs européens en tout cas. Et comme Barack Obama a le même âge que le compagnon de cet âne, on n'hésite pas, la génération X, à s'interpeller en ligne. Les câbles partant de la Hollande en direction des USA sont faits pour ça. Comme on est un peu dans l'utopie, on invite même le président à penser à cette rencontre conviviale que ce blog souhaiterait tout simplement organiser à La Haye, au Peace Palace. On y discuterait droits des jeunes à être correctement protégés ainsi que leurs familles. Cela déboucherait sur une Conférence sur le Numérique et le Commerce international bien ET parfaitement compris. Avec les BIG Ones et les parties prenantes. La Justice n'étant pas loin ici pourrait mettre son nez dans les affaires de Business Ethics dans la mondialisation.

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http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/5753.php - Last updated: Sunday 8 February 2004 at 12am PST:

Health concerns over the Red Bull energy drink were fuelled yesterday after Europe's highest court upheld a French ban on the product.

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http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/releases/20800.php (2005)
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/releases/94393.php (2008)

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La révolution numérique en cours a selon Michel Serres des effets au moins aussi considérables qu'en leur temps l'invention de l'écriture puis celle de l'imprimerie. Les notions de temps et d'espace en sont totalement transformées. Les façons d'accéder à la connaissance profondément modifiées. A cet égard, chaque grande rupture dans l'histoire de l'humanité conduit à priver l'homme de facultés ("l'homme perd") mais chaque révolution lui en apporte de nouvelles ("l'homme gagne"). Et les autres gagnent aussi. CeuX dont on ne parle pas trop. Ce sont des poucettes d'un nouveau genre. Des machines à faire des.... choses.