Specifically, the group is after Sparks and Sparks Plus, produced by Miller Brewing, Anheuser-Busch's BudExtra, and Liquid Charge and Liquid Core, form Oregon-based Charge Beverages.
Ohio Attorney General Marc Dann notes that marketing campaigns for the beverages claim they can increase stamina, citing BudExtra's "You can sleep when you're thirty" tag as one example. But, he says,
ads do not point out possible consequences of mixing caffeine or other stimulants and alcohol.
Dann says: "We urge [regulators] to take action to stop companies from making misleading claims." The attorneys general also want a probe into the makeup of the drinks, along with other flavored malt beverages, to determine if they are properly classified under federal rules.
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