Alcoholic Energy Drinks Will Be Barred, Schumer Says

Alcoholic energy drinks such as Four Loko will be effectively banned by U.S. regulators after reports of deaths and hospitalizations in young people, according to Senator Charles Schumer.

The Food and Drug Administration plans to announce that caffeine isn’t a safe addition to alcoholic beverages, ending a yearlong review of the products, Schumer, a New York Democrat, said today in a statement. The Federal Trade Commission will tell manufacturers that marketing these products is potentially illegal, the senator said.