With Monster v. Herrera, nation’s largest energy drink maker sought to block California case over marketing of harmful caffeinated products to children, youth
With Monster v. Herrera, nation’s largest energy drink maker sought to block California case over marketing of harmful caffeinated products to children, youth
Hearings echo S.F. City Attorney’s cause of action in California consumer protection suit against industry leader, Monster Energy, for targeting kids as young as six
S.F. City Attorney blasts Monster’s ‘frivolous’ attempt to ‘avoid accountability for recklessly targeting children’ in marketing drinks known to pose health risks
‘Significant morbidity in adolescents’ — including severe cardiac events, brain seizures — risked by highly-caffeinated drinks, according to pediatricians, scientists
Federal regulators’ announcement comes days after Monster Energy sued to halt Herrera’s investigation into marketing of potentially unsafe products to children
City Attorney calls letters an ‘important step we can take at the national level,’ while City’s investigation of Monster Energy Drinks’ business practices continues
San Francisco City Attorney Dennis Herrera is engaged in litigation against Monster Beverage Corporation for violating California law with its marketing of highly-caffeinated energy drinks to children as young as six-years-old, despite scientific findings that such products may cause “significant morbidity in adolescents” from elevated blood pressure, brain seizures, and severe cardiac events.
