Red Bull Reformulated To Include Taurine In France
June 24, 2008
Red Bull one of Europe’s most popular energy drinks, was banned in France until 1 April this year due to concerns in the country its high Caffeine content and the inclusion on Taurine as an ingredient. Taurine? Ya, ridiculous! However, Red Bull has been using Arginine instead of Taurine in their formula in France to get around their laws surrounding this amino acid. But now they are going to be permitted to offer the drink with Taurine to their french customers in the next few months.
IS RED BULL SAFE?
Despite some health officials continuing to stress ongoing issues over the ingredients being used in the product, Red Bull claims that the drink is perfectly safe for consumption.
"Last year alone, over three and a half billion cans and bottles of Red Bull energy drink were consumed in over 143 countries across the world and no one anywhere has ever shown any link between [the product] and harmful effects," the company stated.
SOURCE: Beverage Daily
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I met with one of my writers who lives in Paris. He told me about the severe restrictions on supplements (not to mention the appalling state of bodybuilding in France). It was practically impossible for me to find gyms and supplements in France.
Also, he only writes under a pseudonym(s) because there are restrictions on speech when talking about performance enhancing drugs that could land him in legal trouble in France !!
ya- what’s with the glorified caffeine drinks??
Taurine is kinda cool as a supplement for various health effects, such as improving pregnancy outcome, but there is NO way it contributes in a real way to energy, ie; in theory it may have energy effects, but in real life- NAH!
People should stick to optimising (ie; supplementing) their Mg, and B complex, as well as being well nourished in general, and certainly well hydrated for optimal energy.