Drug Warning: Caffeinated Energy Drinks

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Canada/Ottawa: The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (“CFIA”), an Ottawa, Ontario-based statutory regulatory and food safety authority, warns against consuming certain batch/lots of various Caffeinated Energy Drinks from the Canadian marketplace due to reported failure to properly comply with Canada’s Caffeine content and labelling requirements leading to possible ingestion of excess Caffeine levels with consequential risks of anxiety, sleeplessness, agitation, palpitations, diarrhea and restlessness.

This notification does not reference any new recalls or warnings. It merely itemizes the variety of Caffeinated Energy Drinks that have been recalled by the Canadian Food Inspection Agency recently. To see these various recalls, please search for “caffeinated” using the Search Box located upper right-hand corner of this page.

In some people, Caffeine can worsen Clinical Psychosis and result in the need for higher amounts of appropriate medication. In addition, Caffeine can reduce how well some anti-psychotic medications work.

In severe cases, high levels of Caffeine can cause kidney failure, blood in the stools or urine, coma, confusion and/or Necrotizing Enterocolitis, all serious and potential fatal situations, requiring immediate medical intervention to minimize pain and suffering as well as prevent life-altering injury or death.

Additional information:
The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (“CFIA”) reports the following Caffeinated Energy Drinks are subject to this warning:

• 3D Alphaland branded Caffeinated Energy Drinks; affected batch/lots: all flavours that contain caffeine and do not have bilingual (English and French) labelling
• 5 Hour branded Caffeinated Energy Drinks; affected batch/lots: all flavours that contain caffeine and do not have bilingual (English and French) labelling
• Alani Nu branded Caffeinated Energy Drinks; affected batch/lots: all flavours that contain caffeine and do not have bilingual (English and French) labelling
• Bang branded Caffeinated Energy Drinks; affected batch/lots: all flavours that contain caffeine and do not have bilingual (English and French) labelling
• Bob Ross branded Caffeinated Energy Drinks; affected batch/lots: all flavours that contain caffeine and do not have bilingual (English and French) labelling
• C4 branded Caffeinated Energy Drinks; affected batch/lots: all flavours that contain caffeine and do not have bilingual (English and French) labelling
• Celsius branded Caffeinated Energy Drinks; affected batch/lots: all flavours that contain caffeine and[ do not have bilingual (English and French) labelling
• Cocaine branded Caffeinated Energy Drinks; affected batch/lots: all flavours that contain caffeine and do not have bilingual (English and French) labelling
• Dragonball Z branded Caffeinated Energy Drinks; affected batch/lots: all flavours that contain caffeine and do not have bilingual (English and French) labelling
• Fast Twitch branded Caffeinated Energy Drinks; affected batch/lots: all flavours that contain caffeine and do not have bilingual (English and French) labelling
• G Fuel branded Caffeinated Energy Drinks; affected batch/lots: all flavours that contain caffeine and do not have bilingual (English and French) labelling
• G Fuel branded Caffeinated Energy Drink Mixes; affected batch/lots: all flavours that contain caffeine and do not have bilingual (English and French) labelling
• Ghost branded Caffeinated Energy Drinks; affected batch/lots: all flavours that contain caffeine and do not have bilingual (English and French) labelling
• InuYasha branded Caffeinated Energy Drinks; affected batch/lots: all flavours that contain caffeine and do not have bilingual (English and French) labelling
• Liquid Rage branded Caffeinated Energy Drinks; affected batch/lots: all flavours that contain caffeine and do not have bilingual (English and French) labelling
• Mega Pachi branded Caffeinated Energy Drinks; affected batch/lots: all flavours that contain caffeine and do not have bilingual (English and French) labelling
• Monster branded Caffeinated Energy Drinks; affected batch/lots: all flavours that contain caffeine and do not have bilingual (English and French) labelling
• Mtn Dew Energy branded Caffeinated Energy Drinks; affected batch/lots: all flavours that contain caffeine and do not have bilingual (English and French) labelling
• My Hero Academia branded Caffeinated Energy Drinks; affected batch/lots: all flavours that contain caffeine and do not have bilingual (English and French) labelling
• Prime branded Caffeinated Energy Drinks; affected batch/lots: all flavours that contain caffeine and do not have bilingual (English and French) labelling
• Raze Energy branded Caffeinated Energy Drinks; affected batch/lots: all flavours that contain caffeine and do not have bilingual (English and French) labelling
• Ryse Fuel branded Caffeinated Energy Drinks; affected batch/lots: all flavours that contain caffeine and do not have bilingual (English and French) labelling
• Shakura branded Caffeinated Energy Drinks; affected batch/lots: all flavours that contain caffeine and do not have bilingual (English and French) labelling
• Sonic the Hedgehog branded Caffeinated Energy Drinks; affected batch/lots: all flavours that contain caffeine and do not have bilingual (English and French) labelling
• Sting branded Caffeinated Energy Drinks; affected batch/lots: all flavours that contain caffeine and do not have bilingual (English and French) labelling
• Toxic Rick branded Caffeinated Energy Drinks; affected batch/lots: all flavours that contain caffeine and do not have bilingual (English and French) labelling
• Zoa branded Caffeinated Energy Drinks; affected batch/lots: all flavours that contain caffeine and do not have bilingual (English and French) labelling

Please consult the photograph above for details of these beverages’ packaging, design and retail presentation. Additional images of the recalled Caffeinated Energy Drinks can be found on the Web site above.

==> No item numbers, manufacturing date codes, production dates, expiry dates, regulatory approval designations, registration numbers, agency approval designations or other identification numbers were listed with this warning notification.

These Caffeinated Energy Drinks were known to be marketed, distributed and sold in all Canadian provinces, although it is always possible these Energy Drink products had wider distribution outside the country. When in doubt, please contact the manufacturer for specific product information.

According to the CFIA, warns against consuming certain batch/lots of various Caffeinated Energy Drinks from the Canadian marketplace due to reported failure to properly comply with Canada’s Caffeine content and labelling requirements. As a result of this reported defect, you should neither serve nor consume the recalled Energy Drinks identified above.

==> Never depend on your senses of sight, smell, taste or touch to confirm food poisoning, adulteration or contamination. If in doubt about the safety of any food, return it to your retailer for refund or toss it out in your household garbage, making sure neither small children nor household pets can access the suspect food.

Proposed Remedy:
If you believe you have purchased or have in your possession any of the previously recalled Caffeinated Energy Drinks, please do not consume them directly nor use them as an ingredient in another dish or preparation. Instead, kindly return the product to the store where you purchased it for a full refund.

==> If you have a medical emergency, please contact 9-9-9, your closest hospital A&E or emergency centre equipped to properly treat anxiety, sleeplessness, agitation, palpitations, diarrhea, kidney failure, blood in the stools or urine, coma, confusion and/or Necrotizing Enterocolitis.

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If you have any further questions, comments or complaints about this warning, please e-mail the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (“CFIA”) at information@inspection.gc.ca. You can also reach the CFIA toll-free at 1-800-442-2342 (Canada and US) or +1-613-773-2342 (local or international) during normal business hours, Eastern Standard Time.

If you are a member of the press/media working on this story, you can reach the CFIA at +1-613-773-6600 or by e-mail at cfia.media.acia@inspection.gc.ca.

==> To see other recalls, warnings and notifications caused by contaminated, adulterated or mislabeled Energy Drinks, please search for “supplement” or more generically, “drugs” using the Search Box at the top of this page.

==> To see other recalls and notifications concerning Anaphylaxis hazards, please search for “Anaphylaxis” using the Search Box at the top of this page.

==> To see other recalls and notifications caused by anxiety hazards, please search for “anxiety” using the Search Box at the top of this page.

==> To see other recalls and notifications caused by agitation hazards, please search for “agitation” using the Search Box at the top of this page.

==> To see other recalls and notifications caused by diarrhea hazards, please search for “diarrhea” using the Search Box at the top of this page.

==> To see other recalls and notifications caused by kidney damage hazards, please search for “kidney” using the Search Box at the top of this page.

==> To see other recalls and notifications caused by Necrotizing Enterocolitis hazards, please search for “enterocolitis” using the Search Box at the top of this page.

==> To see other recalls and notifications for products manufactured, marketed and/or sold under the 3D Alphaland brand, please search for “3D Alphaland” using the Search Box at the top of this page.

==> To see other recalls and notifications for products manufactured, marketed and/or sold under the 5 Hour brand, please search for “5 Hour” using the Search Box at the top of this page.

==> To see other recalls and notifications for products manufactured, marketed and/or sold under the Alani Nu brand, please search for “Alani Nu” using the Search Box at the top of this page.

==> To see other recalls and notifications for products manufactured, marketed and/or sold under the Bang brand, please search for “Bang” using the Search Box at the top of this page.

==> To see other recalls and notifications for products manufactured, marketed and/or sold under the Bob Ross brand, please search for “Bob Ross” using the Search Box at the top of this page.

==> To see other recalls and notifications for products manufactured, marketed and/or sold under the C4 brand, please search for “C4” using the Search Box at the top of this page.

==> To see other recalls and notifications for products manufactured, marketed and/or sold under the Celsius brand, please search for “Celsius” using the Search Box at the top of this page.

==> To see other recalls and notifications for products manufactured, marketed and/or sold under the Cocaine brand, please search for “Cocaine” using the Search Box at the top of this page.

==> To see other recalls and notifications for products manufactured, marketed and/or sold under the Dragonball brand, please search for “Dragonball” using the Search Box at the top of this page.

==> To see other recalls and notifications for products manufactured, marketed and/or sold under the Fast Twitch brand, please search for “Fast Twitch” using the Search Box at the top of this page.

==> To see other recalls and notifications for products manufactured, marketed and/or sold under the G Fuel brand, please search for “G Fuel” using the Search Box at the top of this page.

==> To see other recalls and notifications for products manufactured, marketed and/or sold under the Ghost brand, please search for “Ghost ” using the Search Box at the top of this page.

==> To see other recalls and notifications for products manufactured, marketed and/or sold under the InuYasha brand, please search for “InuYasha” using the Search Box at the top of this page.

==> To see other recalls and notifications for products manufactured, marketed and/or sold under the Liquid Rage brand, please search for “Liquid Rage” using the Search Box at the top of this page.

==> To see other recalls and notifications for products manufactured, marketed and/or sold under the Mega Pachi brand, please search for “Mega Pachi” using the Search Box at the top of this page.

==> To see other recalls and notifications for products manufactured, marketed and/or sold under the Monster brand, please search for “Monster” using the Search Box at the top of this page.

==> To see other recalls and notifications for products manufactured, marketed and/or sold under the Mtn Dew Energy brand, please search for “Mtn Dew Energy” using the Search Box at the top of this page.

==> To see other recalls and notifications for products manufactured, marketed and/or sold under the My Hero Academia brand, please search for “My Hero Academia” using the Search Box at the top of this page.

==> To see other recalls and notifications for products manufactured, marketed and/or sold under the Prime brand, please search for “Prime” using the Search Box at the top of this page.

==> To see other recalls and notifications for products manufactured, marketed and/or sold under the Raze Energy brand, please search for “Raze Energy” using the Search Box at the top of this page.

==> To see other recalls and notifications for products manufactured, marketed and/or sold under the Ryse Fuel brand, please search for “Ryse Fuel” using the Search Box at the top of this page.

==> To see other recalls and notifications for products manufactured, marketed and/or sold under the Shakura brand, please search for “Shakura” using the Search Box at the top of this page.

==> To see other recalls and notifications for products manufactured, marketed and/or sold under the Sonic the Hedgehog brand, please search for “Sonic the Hedgehog” using the Search Box at the top of this page.

==> To see other recalls and notifications for products manufactured, marketed and/or sold under the Sting brand, please search for “Sting” using the Search Box at the top of this page.

==> To see other recalls and notifications for products manufactured, marketed and/or sold under the Toxic Rick brand, please search for “Toxic Rick” using the Search Box at the top of this page.

==> To see other recalls and notifications for products manufactured, marketed and/or sold under the Zoa brand, please search for “Zoa” using the Search Box at the top of this page.

French/Français:
You can also read about this warning in French here (“ACIA”):
https://recalls-rappels.canada.ca/fr/avis-rappel/diverses-marques-boissons-energisantes-contenant-cafeine-peuvent-etre-dangereuses-en

Vous pouvez également lire ce rappel en français ici (“ACIA”):
https://recalls-rappels.canada.ca/fr/avis-rappel/diverses-marques-boissons-energisantes-contenant-cafeine-peuvent-etre-dangereuses-en

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More information about this warning:
CFIA/ACIA reference number: RA-73848
Canadian Food Inspection Agency ID: 15624, 15625, 15626, 15627, 15631, 15632, 15636, 15639, 15640, 15653, 15655, 15656, 15659, 15663, 15674, 15675, 15680, 15682
Recalls Direct RIN: 17519-2023
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