Senator Chuck Schumer Fights Sale Of Aeroshot, Inhalable Caffeine Product (VIDEO)

New York's resident party-pooper and senior United States senator Chuck Schumer is looking to stall the sale of an inhalable caffeine product set to hit shelves in January.

Aeroshot, a "first-of-its-kind breathable energy product" created by a Harvard professor, packs the punch of a large Starbucks coffee, or about 100mg of caffeine, without any calories in a few quick puffs out of a chapstick-sized inhaler.

Currently on sale in France, the Aeroshot has apparently skirted the FDA thus far by claiming it's a vitamin supplement (it contains B vitamins.)

Senator Schumer, however, isn't buying it.

"This product is nothing more than a party enhancer, designed to give users the ability to drink until they drop and it promotes dangerously excessive consumption of caffeine among youngsters and teens," said Schumer, in a press release. "The product has never been tested for safety by the FDA, particularly among children and teens, and there are absolutely no controls on who can purchase it and how much they can ingest."

And judging from this Parisian promotional video, it seems Aeroshot is being marketed more as a party-drug than a morning pick-me-up:

The company, Breathable Foods, says AeroShot is safe but is not intended for children under 12.

Schumer, who's effectively crusaded against Four Loko, a caffeinated alcoholic beverage and bath salts (which really mess people up), has written a letter to the FDA urging the agency to review the safety and legality of Aeroshot, and to force the company to "provide adequate evidence to substantiate its health and safety claims."

Comments

[justasimpleguy]

08:22 PM on 12/23/2011

The product is great! You can currently buy them online and even get a free sample from their website. I use it when I wake up. I am always rushing in the morning, and do not have time to brew coffee. I just take one hit of that, and it does the job until I can get some coffee.
Look, if people are drinking, it is not hard to go buy a red bull, a monster, a 5 hour energy, an energy shot of anything, a no-doz. All of the above are simple to get. If people want to get caffeine and alcohol, it is not hard.
I'm sure Chuck is against it because they do not have the right lobbyist stuffing his pockets.

[peekock]

02:42 AM on 12/23/2011

I suppose Schumer knows whats good for adults and what isn't so he's going to ban whatever since we're all so stupid we can't possibly be trusted to use our own judgement. Why not go ahead and ban sugar, alcohol, salt and espresso since IT IS BAD FOR US?

[FBatRNC]

09:39 AM on 12/23/2011

Next thing you know Schumer will be demanding that there be a required drinking age for coffee consumption.

[Justamick]

08:19 PM on 12/22/2011

Can you say "heart attack" ?

[Sara Williams]

07:31 PM on 12/22/2011

I love energy drinks, but yeah, maybe a bit too much. Not sure if we need to make it illegal, though. Just don't sell it to minors. As for people drinking, if you're dumb enough to mix large amounts of uppers and downers, then I've got an award for you...

[jp83]

03:31 PM on 12/22/2011

Hopefully I wouldn't drop from it, but I sort of want to try it.

[Sanity Always Prevails]

03:02 PM on 12/22/2011

New York is all about adrenaline. Perfect product for the city.