Can FDA Stop AeroShot "Breathable" Caffeine?
Feb-25-2012

"The energy of the future is here," says the web site of AeroShot, a "breathable" caffeine product.
The lipstick-size device shoots a puff of lime-flavored powder onto the tongue. Each $3 unit delivers 100 mg of caffeine - about the same amount as in a shot of espresso and a little less than in an 8-oz. can of Red Bull - in about four to six puffs.
While the product may claim to be "breathable," it's not supposed to be inhaled into the lungs. It does make you cough if you breathe it in too hard. But the AeroShot web site says the caffeine powder can't get into the lungs because its particles are too large to "penetrate the respiratory tract."
Want proof? So does N.Y. Sen. Charles Schumer, who has asked the FDA to investigate the safety of AeroShot. The FDA has confirmed to WebMD that an investigation is indeed under way. Whether the FDA will find that it has the authority to regulate AeroShot - sold as a nutritional supplement - remains a question.
Schumer's main concern is that AeroShot will be used by teens to stay awake while drinking dangerous quantities of alcohol. Schumer says the product is being marketed as a party drug, although the AeroShot web site does not suggest such use.

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