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(Hartford, CT) – Today, U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) – joined by Jennifer Harris, the Director of Marketing Initiatives at Yale University’s Rudd... Continue Reading about Blumenthal To Red Bull And Rockstar: Stop Marketing To Children

(Washington, DC) – Last week, U.S. Senators Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.), Dick Durbin (D-Ill.), and Congressman Ed Markey (D-Mass.) sent a letter to Monster Beverage Corp... Continue Reading about Senators Blumenthal, Durbin, Congressman Markey Send Letter To Monster Beverage Corp Asking Why The Company Is Targeting The Author Of A Connecticut Health Newsletter

(Hartford, CT) –  U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.), U.S. Senator Dick Durbin (D-Ill.), and U.S. Representative Ed Markey (D-Mass.) yesterday raised concerns... Continue Reading about Blumenthal, Durbin, Markey Raise Concerns About The Marketing Of Energy Drinks At High School And Collegiate Athletic Events

(Washington, DC) – Three Democratic lawmakers today asked more than a dozen energy drink companies to explain their rationale for marketing their energy drinks and to provide... Continue Reading about Blumenthal, Durbin, Markey Question Energy Drink Makers On Products

(Washington, D.C.) – After a meeting with Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Commissioner Margaret Hamburg, U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) and U.S. Senator Dick... Continue Reading about Blumenthal, Durbin: FDA Taking Energy Drink Concerns Seriously

(WASHINGTON, D.C.) – Following reports that the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has received a total of 18 adverse event reports of fatalities following the consumption of... Continue Reading about Citing Rising Public Health Concerns About Energy Drinks, Blumenthal, Durbin Call For Meeting With FDA To Discuss Action Plan

(WASHINGTON, D.C.) –  Today, U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) and U.S. Senator Dick Durbin (D-IL) challenged the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to quickly... Continue Reading about Blumenthal, Durbin Challenge FDA To Immediately Identify Loopholes That Allow Energy Drinks To Avoid Oversight

(Hartford, CT) – Today, Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) released the following statement in response to the Food and Drug Administration’s investigation of Monster... Continue Reading about Blumenthal Statement On FDA's Investigation Of Energy Drink Linked To Five Deaths, One Heart Attack