Indiana May Ban Energy Drink Sales to Minors
Bill would prohibit selling energy beverages to anyone under age 18.
Feb 21, 2019
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. – In a two-hour period, 16-year-old Davis Cripe drank a large amount of Mountain Dew, a café latte and an energy drink. A few hours later, he died at a local hospital from a caffeine-induced irregular heartbeat.
Now Cripe’s father and some Indiana lawmakers want to ban the sale of energy drinks to anyone under age 18, reports Tristatehomepage.com. The proposed Senate Bill 369 would penalize anyone in Indiana selling energy drinks to minors.
According to Jill Michels of the Palmetto Poison Center, it’s recommended that adults consume no more than 400 milligrams of caffeine in a day, “and that's about four cups of coffee."
The amount of caffeine in energy drinks varies, but just one can have half or more of the daily safe limit for an adult. By comparison, a 12-ounce Coke or Pepsi has about 34 milligrams.
The American Academy of Pediatrics recommends that children and teens have no caffeine at all. Caffeine has been linked to a string of health problems for children, including headaches, stomach aches, hyperactivity and sleep problems.
The Indiana bill was introduced to the Senate Committee on Rules and Legislative Procedure. It has not yet come up for a vote.
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