• The FDA has announced that it is making caffeine labeling an agency priority.
• Current rules do not require food and beverage labels to state how much caffeine is present and only require that caffeine be listed as an ingredient when it’s added to a product.
• This move by the FDA comes on the heels of the death of a Texas teen from overconsumption of energy drinks.

It would seem that the powers that be at the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) are going after some gas station cowboy favorites. 

Earlier this year, the FDA took steps to recommend scheduling 7-hydroxymitragynine (7-OH), an opiate-like compound derived from kratom and freely sold in gas stations and head shops. Now, the FDA has set its eyes on caffeinated food and drinks. Recently, the agency announced that it would draft new guidance for caffeine labeling. FDA guidance documents communicate the agency’s position and thinking and don’t necessarily impose rules. However, that guidance could serve as a dowsing rod to know the federal government’s regulatory priorities and what other agencies may do.