5-Hour Energy CEO stands by product's safety [View all]
Source: CBS News
The owner of 5-Hour Energy says a ban of his product over reports that some people with heart conditions experienced dangerous side effects would make about as much sense as banning peanuts because some people who eat them are deathly allergic.
In an extended interview with CBS News medical correspondent Dr. Jon LaPook Thursday (above), 5-Hour Energy CEO Manoj Bhargava said his product is safe and contains ingredients that have been tested. The proof of that for him, he says, is he drinks it every day and his son in his early 20s uses it.
"I would not sell a product that my family wouldn't use," Bhargava told Dr. LaPook.
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Reported side effects included heart attacks, convulsion and one case of spontaneous abortion.
Throughout the interview, LaPook questioned Bhargava on how much caffeine was contained in his popular product, but the CEO declined to give a specific amounts.
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Bhargava claimed the public doesn't understand the effects from 50 milligrams to 500 milligrams, or what such reference points would mean.
"I'm a physician so I will be able to interpret it, can you tell me how many milligrams of caffeine?," LaPook countered.
"I'm not talking to you, I'm talking to consumers," he replied, continuing to decline to answer.
Read more: http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-204_162-57551301/5-hour-energy-ceo-stands-by-products-safety/
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