Energy drinks withdrawn

Energy drinks withdrawn

MANADO, North Sulawesi: PT Mega Sari Manado, a local
distribution company for Kratingdaeng energy drinks, has
withdrawn 35,000 bottles of the product over the last three
months.

The company's sales manager Ferdinand Loho said on Saturday
that the drinks had been withdrawn from four provinces under its
supervision -- North Sulawesi, Central Sulawesi, Maluku and
Gorontalo.

"The withdrawal action involved our local staff in each
province, so they knew the stores and locations involved in the
distribution of the energy drinks," he said.

In August, the Food and Drugs Control Agency ordered PT Asia
Sejahtera Perdana Pharmaceutical, producers of Kratingdaeng, to
withdraw products from the market within two months because
the agency's tests had found that the energy drinks contained up
to 80 mg of caffeine per bottle, far higher than the 50 mg per
bottle written on the label.

Ferdinand said the energy drinks had been shipped back to the
producer in Jakarta. -- Antara