Monday, September 17, 2012
Welcome to the Nanny State: A Post-Soda Ban Look At New York City's Biggest Crackdowns
Posted by Virginia K. Smith on Mon, Sep 17, 2012 at 11:30 AM
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Energy Drinks?
While nothing has come of it yet, Attorney General Eric T. Schneiderman's recent decision to probe the ingredients and marketing of Monster, AMP, and 5-Hour Energy — which he believes are being "marketed to teenagers as a diet supplement" with misleading reports of their actual sugar and caffeine content — has the over-caffeinated among us concerned that these chemical-laden life savers will soon be ripped from our shaking hands.
If the ultra-wealthy soda industry couldn't save their product, is there any hope for their much shoddier friends in the energy drink business?
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Virginia K. Smith
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Virginia K. Smith is the Assistant Editor at The L Magazine and a Bushwick resident. Her profile picture was taken at Summerscreen, because she is a real team player.
Virginia K. Smith is the Assistant Editor at The L Magazine and a Bushwick resident. Her profile picture was taken at Summerscreen, because she is a real team player.
