Four Loko Responds

In a letter to distributors, Phusion Projects, the maker of Four Loko, said that the letter, obtained by BBD, they received from the FDA (which also was sent to nearly 30 other caffeinated beverage alcohol producers; check beernet.com for our stories if you're not up to snuff) was "not a warning letter, nor has the FDA made any decisions regarding the matter. This is strictly a request for information regarding the safety of caffeine in alcoholic beverages at this point." Four Loko and Joose are no doubt in distress as the possibility looms that the FDA will deem that alcohol and caffeine isn't generally regarded as safe for consumption when a manufacturer mixes it in a product

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