Red Bull w/ traces of Cocaine?

**chua_riwap** · June 4th, 2009 07:34 PM

Found this news item from Yahoo.

Yung RB ba sa atin saan gawa? Baka makarating ito sa atin ah........

http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20090602...gsdrinkredbull
2 June 2009

Traces of cocaine 'found in Red Bull' in Hong Kong

HONG KONG (AFP) – Hong Kong officials say they have found traces of cocaine in cans of Red Bull, a few days after Taiwanese authorities confiscated close to 18,000 cases of the popular energy drink.

Officials at the Centre for Food Safety said a laboratory analysis found tiny amounts of the illegal drug in samples of "Red Bull Cola," "Red Bull Sugar-free" and "Red Bull Energy Drink", a spokesman said.

The drink has now been taken off the shelves of major supermarkets, the spokesman said in a statement issued late Monday. He added that the amount of cocaine found in the drinks posed little health danger.

Red Bull moved quickly to deny the findings and said independent tests on the same batch of drinks had found no traces of cocaine.

The Centre for Food Safety found traces of cocaine between 0.1 and 0.3 micrograms of the illegal drug per litre, the statement said.

Hong Kong's commissioner for narcotics, Sally Wong, said the government was now taking legal advice on 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.

Red Bull's Asia Pacific marketing director, Daniel Beatty, said the firm strongly disputed the findings.

"It would have been absolutely impossible for the Hong Kong or any other authorities to have found traces of cocaine in Red Bull Energy Drink," he said in a statement.

"We expect the Hong Kong authorities to recognize their error soon," he said, adding the firm's representatives were already meeting with Taiwanese authorities to point out the error.

Taiwan officials said Saturday they had confiscated nearly 18,000 cases of Red Bull imported from Austria after finding it contained traces of the drug.

Taiwanese authorities ordered the drinks to be removed from shelves pending further investigation.

Red Bull, whose advertising slogan is "Red Bull gives you wings," was founded by Austrian toothpaste salesman Dietrich Mateschitz in the 1980s.

It has since become one of the dominant players in the global energy drinks market.

**oliver1013** · June 4th, 2009 08:13 PM

Para ma adik ang mga consumer? diba dati ang coca cola meron din daw nung unang panahon nung bago pa

**chua_riwap** · June 4th, 2009 08:16 PM

Sabi nga eh........."Red Bull gives you wings"

Kaya nakaka-high.

**uls** · June 4th, 2009 10:23 PM

as if cocaine is as cheap as refined sugar

magkano per gram ang cocaine?

if there really is cocaine in Red Bull, then the retail price of Red Bull should be much much higher

**Monseratto** · June 5th, 2009 12:00 AM

Made in Thailand is not good enough...

Public warned vs Red Bull drink over cocaine reports

MANILA, Philippines - Government on Thursday advised the public to temporarily refrain from drinking energy drink Red Bull after some its products in Australia tested positive for cocaine.

In his report over "24 Oras," GMA News' Julius Segovia said The Bureau of Food and Drugs (BFAD) already sent some Red Bull products to the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) for examinations.

"As a matter of precautionary measure…refrain muna until we will issue a formal statement na ito ay walang cocaine content," BFAD Deputy Director Emilio Polig said.

The test would last from three to five days, the report said.

Despite the absence of an official order from the government, the Philippine Association of Supermarket (PASI) has already ordered for the pull out of Red Bull products.

"'Yung merkado din ang iniisip namin kasi kami yung binibilan. Direct retailer kami," said PASI secretary general Federico Ples.

Polig said that although Red Bull products in the country are manufactured in Thailand, Filipino consumers could not discount the possibility that some that came from Australia may have entered the country.

PDEA public information chief Derik Carreon explained that cocaine is an upper or a stimulant drug that brings up the user’s senses.

Energy Food and Drinks (EFD), the local distributor of Red Bull Energy Drink, declined to comment on the issue but admitted that it was surprised with the report.

"...(EFD) cannot make any official comment on the issue as it is still waiting the official statement of TC Pharmaceutical Industries Co. Ltd., Bangkok, Thailand, the manufacturer of Red Bull Supreme Energy Drink regarding this matter," it said in a statement. - GMANews.TV

http://www.gmanews.tv/story/164133/P...ocaine-reports

**beereo** · June 5th, 2009 12:32 AM

buti na lang di pa ko nakakainom ng red bull sa buong buhay ko.

**ans_lim168** · June 5th, 2009 07:35 AM

No wonder it's called "The Energy Drink", kidding aside they should really look into this, as people who patronize this drink may have adverse effect on their health.