In the past four years, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has received reports of 13 fatalities that cited the possible involvement of 5-Hour Energy, an energy drink containing large amounts of caffeine and other stimulants.<\/p>\n
Just weeks earlier, FDA officials acknowledged receiving five fatality reports that mentioned Monster Energy, another energy drink.<\/p>\n
According to a New York Times report, some 90 FDA filings since 2009 have mentioned 5-Hour Energy, including at least 30 involving serious injuries such as convulsions, heart attacks and, in one case, a spontaneous abortion.<\/p>\n
Products mentioned in FDA reports are not necessarily responsible for the incidents reported, and may not relate to the incident in any way.<\/p>\n
In a statement, Living Essentials, the distributor of 5-Hour Energy based in Farmington Hills, Mich., said the product is safe and that the company was \u201cunaware of any deaths proven to be caused by the consumption of 5-Hour Energy.\u201d<\/p>\n