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Friday, September 19, 2008

Connecticut Attorney General's Office Press Release - Attorney General Calls On MillerCoors To Drop Alcoholic Energy Drink With Elevated Alcohol Content

September 17, 2008

Attorney General Richard Blumenthal today, joined by 24 other states, called on MillerCoors, LLC to abandon its plan to introduce a new alcoholic energy drink -- Sparks Red -- that contains significantly elevated alcohol content combined with caffeine.

In a letter to W. Leo Kiely, chief executive officer of MillerCoors, Blumenthal urged MillerCoors to cancel its plan to introduce Sparks Red.

"We're demanding a stop to Sparks Red because this drink is a recipe for disaster," Blumenthal said. "Sparks Red will combine caffeine with even higher levels of alcohol -- creating wide-awake, energized drunks. Alcoholic energy drinks like Sparks Red create an illusion of alertness, masking the impairing impact of alcohol.

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