THE sale of pure and highly concentrated caffeine food products (including pure caffeine powder) for personal consumption is to be banned in Australia.
The action follows a report commissioned by Minister for Health, Greg Hunt, and Minister for Aged Care, Richard Colbeck, following the death of 21-year-old Lachlan Foote from acute caffeine toxicity.
"The dangers of pure caffeine powder cannot be overestimated", Colbeck said, noting that "safe" levels of use were difficult to measure.
The Therapeutic Goods Administration has taken steps to reduce the risk of accidental caffeine overdose.
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