![]() Health Canada's recommended maximum caffeine intake for children up to age 18 is 2.5 milligrams per kilogram of body weight, per day.įor adults, it's no more than 400 milligrams.Ĭoffee can sometimes have more than 180 milligrams of caffeine in a single serving, and is not as strictly regulated. This is not the first time we've seen products in the market that exceed Health Canada regulations." "I think energy drink companies have been largely in charge here and the Canadian government needs to do more on getting a handle on what's in the market. Jane Shearer, a kinesiology professor at the University of Calgary, says caffeine shouldn't be under the CFIA purview because it's a drug. "They don't spend a lot of time patrolling shelves or rifling through boxes at the border," for lower-risk products like Prime Energy, he said.įood law expert Glenford Jameson says there are a number of ways items not eligible for sale in Canada can get into the country. The CFIA is "is often quite reactive," said Jameson. While the CFIA establishes the rules for food, drink, plants and similar products coming to Canada, it's the Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) that enforces those requirements before the goods are released into Canada, according to the CBSA. "If you sort of picture the amount of goods that come into Canada on any given day, it's sort of difficult to police this sort of thing," he said. Jameson says, even though food and drinks are supposed to be regulated at the border, agencies often miss items. ![]() Prime did not respond to a request for comment Wednesday about the recall notice. market. The company claims to have a Canadian version with 140 milligrams of caffeine. The cans with 200 milligrams of caffeine are intended for the U.S. ![]() Prime said previously it "complies with federal regulations" in its markets but was unable to explain the presence of the drinks in Canada. Workers there said it was imported from the U.S. "They've created this product, deemed not to be safe or at least not compliant in Canada, yet it's arriving here, and so then how do they manage that?" he said. "It's a really difficult problem."ĬBC News purchased a 200-milligram can of Prime Energy at a store in Montreal on Wednesday. Jameson says big online retailers have struggled to follow regulations, but that the industry has seen improvements in making sure products follow each country's standards.Īnother common way is through a third country.Ī manufacturer might sell its product into another territory, where a distributor or merchant ends up exporting it to Canada, without letting the manufacturer know. (REUTERS)īut with e-commerce, that can get tricky. Social media influencers Logan Paul and KSI meet fans during a Prime promotional event in Copenhagen, Denmark, on June 27. ![]()
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