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Article: Brazil bans Red Bull, other energy drinks.

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Nutraceuticals International
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December 1, 1999
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The Brazilian Health Ministry has banned nine imported energy drinks for using misleading labeling, according to a report by TV Globo. The products which have been taken off the shelves are Red Bull, Red Eye, Outer Rounds, Flying Horse, Flash Power, Extasis, Ecstacy, Burst and Blue Jeans. The report said that the manufacturers of the nine products were not able to provide adequate substantiation of the claims made on the packaging, and failed to provide ...

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