News & Press Release Distribution Service
Cocaine identified in Red Bull energy drink in Hong Kong
2009-06-02 20:13:35 (GMT) (Caymanmama.com - World News News)
Jacksonville, Florida (CaymanMama.com) –Hong Kong health officials say they have identified trace amounts of cocaine in cans of Red Bull.
This news comes only days after Taiwanese authorities commandeered nearly 18,000 cases of the popular energy drink.
Officials at the Centre for Food Safety said a lab analysis identified trace amounts of cocaine in samples of “Red Bull Cola,” “Red Bull Sugar-free” and “Red Bull Energy Drink”, a spokesman said.
The energy drink has been pulled from supermarket shelves, the spokesman said in a statement issued Monday. He added that the amount of cocaine found in the cans posed minimal health dangers.
Red Bull quickly denied the claims and insisted the independent tests on the same batch of drinks had found nothing of the sort.
The Centre for Food Safety identified traces of cocaine between 0.1 and 0.3 micrograms per liter, the statement said.
Sally Wong, Hong Kong’s commissioner for narcotics, said said the government is listening to legal advice regarding any possible liability for importers and retailers.
“Cocaine is a dangerous drug… The possession and dealing in the drug is a criminal offence,” she said in the statement.
CaymanMama.com - Press Release Distribution Service
Comments
Articles
- Child Custody: A Guide to the Holidays for Separated and Divorced Parents
- Raleigh Divorce Lawyers Create Web Portal with Info on North Carolina Family Law
- Child Support in North Carolina: Part I
- Be Instantly Accessible With The Right Legal Website Design
- Vlogging an Emerging Internet Marketing Trend for Lawyers
- The Importance of a Law Firm’s website URL For SEO
- SEO Maybe the Most Cost Effective Marketing for Lawyers
- Simple Steps for Great Law Firm Internet Marketing
- Weighing SEO and PPC for Law Firm Marketing
- Social Media Marketing Reaches Audience More Effectively
Other News / Press Releases
- New Easy Ways to Know if Your Cat is Happy
- Chinese Real Estate Downturn Coming Says Igor Purlantov
- Igor Purlantov Optimistic That Serbia Will Join European Union by 2015
- Houston Project Management Firm Completes Large International Project
- Parcel2Go joins the blogosphere with launch of new site
- Parcel2Go couriers makes international parcel delivery easy with mobile site!
- Parcel delivery specialist backs new international selling options from eBay
- Parcel2Go says UK SMEs should follow Scottish whisky industry & focus on exports
- FedEx helps Parcel2Go customers reduce their carbon footprint
- SCI Announces Maritime Defense & Enforcement for Commercial Lines Service
