Date: 3 Feb 2010 Comments: 0

Much to the relief of implementing agencies like the FDA ( Food and Drug Administration) Maharashtra, the FSSAI (The Food Safety and Standards Authority of India) has proposed to define the limits on the caffeine content in energy drinks, which is linked to several health ailments and addiction among the youth.

In the earlier Prevention of Food Adulteration Act, the prescription on level of the caffeine was restricted to the carbonated drinks, allowing the energy drink manufacturers chance upon the loophole in the law and present their food as proprietary food item instead of carbonated drinks. Source