Red Bull

In Germany, under the threat of ban appeared drinks brand Red Bull. Five federal states have already banned the cola market. The reason - the traces of cocaine, which were found in drinks Red Bull's lab results. The manufacturer categorically denies these allegations.

Once in cola from Red Bull chemists found traces of cocaine, a drink was immediately banned in the federal state of Baden-Wuerttemberg, which decided not to wait for a long time any official reaction. Then, for a ban joined in Hesse, North Rhine-Westphalia, Thuringia and Rhineland-Palatinate, reports Die Welt.

The reason for the ban in these lands were the results of laboratory analysis of the beverage obtained by the authorities of North Rhine-Westphalia. As explained their ban representatives of the Ministry for Consumer Protection of Hessen, although the amount of additives contained in the stake, and poses no threat to human health, in any case, they should not be there in principle.

The bone of contention was the drink contained in the extract of coca leaves. Manufacturers claim that this extract is purified cocaine. However, the authorities of the German lands were not satisfied by these assurances, "chipped", and made a very expensive chemical analysis, and found that not only extract and traces of the drug in the Red Bull.
However, the manufacturer does not intend to give up. According to her, the extracts of coca leaves, cleared of cocaine, used almost everywhere, for example, as a seasoning. It is used in the preparation of their products, many manufacturers, both in the EU and the United States. And no one has any doubt about the quality and safety of these products.
However, the authorities continue to stand their ground. Let Cola Red Bull and does not represent a real health risk, but still - violates existing laws. This fact is not just some sort of dietary supplements, and on drugs.

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