(via Huffington Post)

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The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has confirmed the receipt of reports that the 5-hour Energy drink may have been involved in possibly 13 deaths over the past four years. The reports were first detailed by the New York Times on Wednesday.

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FDA spokeswoman Shelly Burgess said that 5 hour Energy, sold by Living Essentials, has been mentioned in some 90 FDA filings since 2009, including more than 30 that involved serious or life-threatening events like heart attacks, convulsions, and in one case, a spontaneous abortion, the New York Times reported.

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A spokeswoman for Living Essentials (the company that distributes 5-hour Energy) issued a statement saying that the product “is not an energy drink” and that the company was “unaware of any deaths proven to have been caused by the consumption of 5-hour Energy.”

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To read the full article, click HERE.

 

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