Six German states have told retailers to pull Red Bull Cola off the shelves after a study found the drink to cocaine trace elements of cocaine.
Red Bull protested the decision and claims that the decocainized coca leaf extract that is used to enhance the flavour is completely safe and harmless. Bernhard Kuehnle, head of the food-safety department at the federal ministry for consumer protection confirms that “there is no danger”, yet local lawmakers regard the beverage as a ‘narcotic’ instead of a food product. Germany’s other 13 states are expected to soon to follow suit and ban sales of the drink as well.
One can of Red Bull Cola contains about 0.4 micrograms of cocaine. (A microgram is one-millionth of a gram). In order for the drink to be considered harmful, 100,000 litres would need to be consumed.
Red Bull protested the decision and claims that the decocainized coca leaf extract that is used to enhance the flavour is completely safe and harmless. Bernhard Kuehnle, head of the food-safety department at the federal ministry for consumer protection confirms that “there is no danger”, yet local lawmakers regard the beverage as a ‘narcotic’ instead of a food product. Germany’s other 13 states are expected to soon to follow suit and ban sales of the drink as well.
One can of Red Bull Cola contains about 0.4 micrograms of cocaine. (A microgram is one-millionth of a gram). In order for the drink to be considered harmful, 100,000 litres would need to be consumed.
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