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[thejournal.ie] , Hennessy, Michelle Irish watchdog likely to recommend that energy drinks are not consumed by children. (30 Oct 2014)

External website: http://www.thejournal.ie/energy-drink-1751874-Oct2...

Food safety watchdog Safefood has been asked by the Department of Health of review research on the negative health effects of energy drinks.

Research by the World Health Organisation (WHO) this month found that energy drinks will become a significant public health problem if their use among young people is not addressed through a cap on caffeine levels and restrictions on their sale and marketing...

“Obviously there are other issues as these products are taken with other substances – specifically alcohol or drugs – and that has been implicated in some serious incidents including suicides,”....


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