Four Loko

Maker drops caffeine from Four Loko


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The makers of Four Loko said Tuesday they would reformulate their product to remove caffeine and two other ingredients from their controversial caffeinated alcoholic beverage.

Four Loko concern expands, including Mason

The growing popularity of Four Loko among students on college campuses has universities across the country confronting the so-called “blackout in a can.”

Four Loko is an alcoholic energy drink sold in several flavors at a low price. It contains the alcohol equivalent of 5.6 regular drinks and the caffeine equivalent of three to four cans of Coke, according to a fact sheet provided by Mason’s Office of Alcohol, Drug and Health Education.