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Powdered Alcohol Gets Green Light From Feds

| By By CANDICE CHOI

NEW YORK (AP) — A powdered alcohol intended to be mixed up into drinks has gained approval from a federal regulator.

[Edited 3/13/15 10:43am]

Graycap23 said:

Just what people need..........another VICE.

Powdered Alcohol Gets Green Light From Feds

| By By CANDICE CHOI

NEW YORK (AP) — A powdered alcohol intended to be mixed up into drinks has gained approval from a federal regulator.

The product, called Palcohol, had received the greenlight from the Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau briefly last year before the bureau backtracked and said the label approvals had been given in error.

On Wednesday, bureau spokesman Tom Hogue told The Associated Press the issues were resolved and that four varieties of Palcohol were approved. But Hogue noted that states can also regulate alcohol sales in their borders.

The approval is a step forward for a small company whose product plans have already sparked controversy.

Several states have already moved to ban powdered alcohol, including lawmakers in Colorado who last month advanced legislation to temporarily halt its sale. That bill has since morphed to ensure the regulation of powdered alcohol as if it were liquid alcohol once it gets federal approval.

Concerns have included abuse by minors, the potential to snort the powder and whether Palcohol's light weight would make it easy to sneak alcohol into public events or spike drinks.

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2015/03/11/powdered-alcohol-gets-fed_n_6846776.html

[Edited 3/13/15 10:43am]

XxAxX said:

Graycap23 said:

Just what people need..........another VICE.

Powdered Alcohol Gets Green Light From Feds

| By By CANDICE CHOI

NEW YORK (AP) — A powdered alcohol intended to be mixed up into drinks has gained approval from a federal regulator.

The product, called Palcohol, had received the greenlight from the Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau briefly last year before the bureau backtracked and said the label approvals had been given in error.

On Wednesday, bureau spokesman Tom Hogue told The Associated Press the issues were resolved and that four varieties of Palcohol were approved. But Hogue noted that states can also regulate alcohol sales in their borders.

The approval is a step forward for a small company whose product plans have already sparked controversy.

Several states have already moved to ban powdered alcohol, including lawmakers in Colorado who last month advanced legislation to temporarily halt its sale. That bill has since morphed to ensure the regulation of powdered alcohol as if it were liquid alcohol once it gets federal approval.

Concerns have included abuse by minors, the potential to snort the powder and whether Palcohol's light weight would make it easy to sneak alcohol into public events or spike drinks.

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2015/03/11/powdered-alcohol-gets-fed_n_6846776.html

[Edited 3/13/15 10:43am]

It'll probably end up getting snorted through a straw or inserted into any orifice like everything else these days... Wonder who's getting paid off in the FDA this time...

YAY! No more side eye looks from my co workers on Monday mornings.

[Edited 3/14/15 12:24pm]