redbull: the wings are cocaine?

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amusing, but nothing to worry about.

Red Bull Cola banned for containing cocaine 

Published: 23 May 09 09:08 CET

Online: http://www.thelocal.de/national/20090523-19457.html
Authorities in the German states of Hesse and North-Rhine Westphalia have ordered retailers to stop selling Red Bull Cola after they found traces of cocaine in the fizzy drink.

The consumer ministries in the two states confirmed on Friday they had ordered retailers to pull the drink off their shelves after a food safety institute in North-Rhine Westphalia found cocaine in samples of the beverage.

“The institute examined Red Bull Cola in an elaborate chemical process and found traces of cocaine,” Bernhard Kühnle, head of the food safety department at the federal ministry for consumer protection said.

Authorities said the cocaine levels do not pose a health threat but are not permitted in foodstuffs.

The Frankfurter Neuen Presse reported that the investigation was prompted by the use of a de-cocainized extract of coca leaf in the drink. That means the drink cannot be classified as a foodstuff but as a narcotic and needs a special license, authorities said.

The newspaper reported that German retail group Rewe had already issued orders to remove the fizzy drink from its shops. Wilhelm Deitermann, spokesman for the North-Rhine Westphalia consumer ministry said he expected other German states to follow suit and ban the drink.

But Red Bull Cola has protested the action. “De-cocainized extract of coca leaf is used worldwide in foods as a natural flavouring,” the paper quoted the company saying. The company added that Red Bull Cola as well as other food that contains coca leaf extract is considered safe in the EU as well as in the US.

The more popular Red Bull, dubbed the “clubbers’ drink,” is often mixed with vodka. It contains caffeine, vitamins, and sugar which, the company claims, kick-starts the body’s metabolism and keeps people alert.

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http://ladyliberty.files.wordpress.com/2007/04/cocaine-drink1.jpg

Real energy drink, no cocaine in it.
Banned in USA. Selling for a ton on ebay

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when was cocaine banned? I use to see it in stores…

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Its back in some stores i think, or it will be soon.

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I :heart: Redbull and cola, cocaine drink sucked.

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I heard cocaine tasted like hot sauce.

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it tasted like carbonated cinnamon syrup. fucking burned.

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i bought a case and saved some of them, wonder how much it is worth haha

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it was banned like last year i believe
but it can still be found at arab marts and such

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.04 milligrams per liter

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I got some online a few months ago from their website. its pretty good but its not as crazy as people make it out to be. they have a spicy one and one called cut that isnt

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.04 mg’s? that wouldnt even do anything…

Why on earth would they put that in their product if it’s going to be such a small amount?

disgruntled employee?

someone dropped their ball in the vat?

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it’s not put in as an “ingrediant” but more of an ingrediant within an ingrediant. kinda like when you sprinkle salt on your fries, there’s going to be traces of H2O in you salt though you are not trying to add H2O to your fries.

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is red bull cola available in WNY?

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^yes

and all this hubbub reminds me of this http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t-3qncy5Qfk

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.04 mg is literally like a grain of sand FYI

who the fuck cares, bring on the cocaine let me fly!

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I have 4 cases of RB cola in my basement. Enough to get high? Lol.

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i know a few getty stores that still sell it

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Sunoco On Union and Clinton have it for 1.75
Lotto store in the Galleria mall sells it also.
Cocaine energy drink that is.

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awesome