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Cocaine Energy Drink Banned in Australia

cocaine2.jpgThe energy drink called cocaine will not be going on sale in Australia who are refusing to import it. Apart from the most unfortunate name of the drink, Australia has restrictions on caffeine levels in drinks – currently 145mg per liter (33.8 fl. oz).

The Australian Food Standards Code restricts the addition of caffeine to kola-type soft drinks, flavoured cordials and flavoured syrups.   In these drinks, the total caffeine content must not exceed 145 mg/kg (36mg/250ml serve) in the drink as consumed.   The Code does not prescribe limits for naturally occurring caffeine in food – for example, tea, coffee and guarana.   The caffeine levels in these foods will not normally exceed 100 mg in a standard serving.

In the US, Cocaine is getting its fair share of controversy with many stores refusing the stock it. There have been protests in some communities with protestors claiming the drink glorifies drug abuse.

See the Australian news item here (video).

Source: Food Standards Australia New Zealand

36 Comments

  • Caffeine Fiend

    test

  • Anon.

    that drink kicks… i wish i knew i place where i could get it…

  • Donan

    Graham it’s just an energy drink. Did you know, that when Coca-Cola was first made, it acually had cocaine in it. Hence COCA-Cola. Pepsi also had cocaine. This drink isn’t glorifing it.

  • Donan

    I mean come on why would you advertise o drug internationally? The name is just to give you buzz just thinking about it. Peolpe wont go do cocaine just because that’s the name of an energy drink.

  • ScarJarvis

    YOOOO, this shit gets me amped. strain me another line

  • SAM

    umm……..thats gay its just a name jeeze lay off of the name!!!!!!!!!!!

  • ryan

    i like energy drinks and all im a big fan of them but i also think naming a drink “cocaine” may be going to far

    this is not good because i found and article in a newspaper yesterday that said something to do with the fact that too many teens in america were consuming energy drinks

    as i said earlier i like these kind of drinks but naming a drink after a drug can be bad because i don’t want this to start into a trend because if that happens a energy drink ban in certain states could happen (50-50 chance possibly). my opinion basically here is “take cocaine of the shelves before its too late”.

  • brad

    australian government a bunch of soft cocks

  • SteveJWR

    Is it not an individual’s choice. Surely we are able to make up our own minds. Choice is a good thing. Personally I would like to try the product and make up my own mind. After all I could just eat coffee beans for my caffine fix. Cocaine Drink to Australia.

  • Brad

    You guys are idiots. This is so typical of America, your responses. Firstly, Australia got off bad. Secondly, if you mindless ‘tards don’t have enoguh sense to tell the difference between an energy drink and a drug, well then you have serious issues. Seriously, it’s a DRINK. The name has absolutely nothing to do with the drug except that they give the same feeling (roughly). If teens are stupid enough to try a drug (an expensive one, too) just because they drink an energy drink by the same name then that’s is totally their problem. They’re mindless idiots and they deserve to be cocain addicys anyway.

  • Kris

    My friend told me that she found tht energy drink online and I rly wanted to try it i finally found a place to get it…..pump and munch lol

  • Henry

    I’ve had some of this stuff and all I can say about it is that it tastes like burning. I am sorry for the crude description but thats the best I could describe it.

  • zach

    i had this drink a few days ago and it SUCKED. at least to me becase it burned the heck outa my throat

  • jess

    dude.
    this drink kicks ass.
    it doesnt need to be banned.
    ITS TO GOOD
    people who are against it are stupid.

  • Travis

    Yeah get heart problems at the age of 16 when you could be living longer, yes i am really stupid for being against “energy drinks”. Besides the damn thing taste like straight ass.

  • mike

    u can buy it at MOST LUKEOILS!! GAS STATION

  • Gibbus

    Is this shit tastey?>

  • Gibbus

    Is this stuff yummy?

  • jason

    this stuff rocks but it dont tast like much all it does is burn your throat. if you ask me you need to put a little tast into it. i dont think it should get band this stuf is wicked i mean it keept me up all night and if you are haveing a problem with the name just change it so the hole world can enjoy it. its great try it : )

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