Northern Ont. businessman says he’ll keep selling outlawed energy drinks
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Michael John says he’s not going to stop selling Prime Energy and several other recalled drinks -- even though it’s now illegal.
Michael John says he’s not going to stop selling Prime Energy and several other recalled drinks -- even though it’s now illegal to do so.
The owner of an electronics shop in Cochrane said Friday that he bought dozens of cases of Prime Energy, Five Hour Energy and 3D Alphaland and intends to sell them all and buy more from the U.S.
He said they are popular.
“Roughly last year, I was bringing them in case by case and they got so popular over the months,” John said.
The drinks exceed the federal caffeine limit of 180 mg, with Prime’s U.S. product containing 200.
John said he spent thousands of dollars on his supply and said it’s unfair and hypocritical that it all needs to go in the trash, when people can buy multiple servings of approved drinks like Red Bull.
“You can see kids going into stores buying two, three red bulls at a time,” he said.
