Remember back when you were younger and heard that coke-a-cola used to have a small amount of cocaine in it? I myself never got a hold of one of these beverages that have the byproduct of the drug in it but I guess there recently was a beverage that had small amounts of the drug mixed in.
Introduced in 2008, red bull cola was tested by The Health Institute in North Rhine-Westphalia in Germany when this discovery was made and shortly after was banned in five other German states in fear the drink would violate narcotics laws. The Federal Institute for Risk Assessment said that the amount in the cola was too low to pose any real threat but we are still waiting for a more detailed report to be released.
Red bull says the drink is "harmless and marketable in both the U.S. and Europe." which if you consider the facts. It would take 12,000 liters before you feel any cocaine like effects and it's impossible to consume that much cola fast enough.
Sources:
1. http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2009/05/26/earlyshow/health/main5038914.shtml
2. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Red_Bull_Cola
3. http://www.bfr.bund.de/cd/template/index_en
Introduced in 2008, red bull cola was tested by The Health Institute in North Rhine-Westphalia in Germany when this discovery was made and shortly after was banned in five other German states in fear the drink would violate narcotics laws. The Federal Institute for Risk Assessment said that the amount in the cola was too low to pose any real threat but we are still waiting for a more detailed report to be released.
Red bull says the drink is "harmless and marketable in both the U.S. and Europe." which if you consider the facts. It would take 12,000 liters before you feel any cocaine like effects and it's impossible to consume that much cola fast enough.
Sources:
1. http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2009/05/26/earlyshow/health/main5038914.shtml
2. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Red_Bull_Cola
3. http://www.bfr.bund.de/cd/template/index_en