I am a self-proclaimed energy drink connoisseur. It is my goal to taste and evaluate every one ever concocted. In fact, I plan on one day making a career of this endeavor. I will travel the globe, sampling energy drinks and writing reviews. I will be an authority on the subject.As of now I have quite a list going. I have sampled every energy drink I am able to obtain here in the US and have written extensive reviews. These reviews are based on the drink's taste, performance, side effects-if there are any, style, presentation, and it gets an over-all rating based on it's ranking in all these areas. I tell you all that to tell you the following story.
I was reading up Pepsi's new energy drink, Adernalina, and I had heard good things about it. It's supposed to be all-natural, and low in caffeine and sugar, so I wanted to try it. I'm really glad I didn't though because soon after it was introduced, it was linked to this kid's sudden death in a grocery store.
He was like 18 years old and he just dropped dead, for no apparent reason. Come to find out, the drink was laced with crack! Pepsi was trying to save some money when they first released the product, in case it rolled over like Pepsi Blue or Crystal Pepsi, so they shipped it out from a plant in Mexico. This plant didn't get checked out by health inspectors or anything, and somehow they got the shipments out without getting it passed by the FDA.
So now Pepsi is facing all kinds of legal trouble and a huge loss in profits due to the recall-not only of the Adrenalina line, but all Pepsi products. They've also had to stop production completely, until the FDA and Heath Departments can run thorough sanitation checks on all production plants and shipping stations and pass them as acceptable for harboring products for consumption.
At this point, even if they pass inspection and get back into business, I am fully prepared to completely boycott all beverages manufactured, bottled, and sold by Pepsi Co. I am appalled that they would let something like this happen.
