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Palcohol (as I just recently found out) is a powdered version of alcohol, that now has full FDA approval and will soon be showing up on shelves across America. It's a powdered version of vodka or rum or other spirits and even mixed drinks and could include sweeteners or other additives.
Everything You Want to Know About Palcohol, the Powdered Alcohol Approved by Feds - ABC News
Some states are set to be against sale of this product but the question is:
Once Palcohol is in the stores, will you buy it and try it? Is this a good idea or bad idea in general? Take the poll.
Everything You Want to Know About Palcohol, the Powdered Alcohol Approved by Feds - ABC News
ABC News said:A product is expected to hit shelves this summer to turn water into wine -- well, into vodka, rum and a few cocktails -- but not everyone is happy about it.
Palcohol, or powdered alcohol, was approved this week by the Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau, part of the U.S. Treasury Department. But the powder packets that can turn water into a mixed drink have already been banned by several states amid fears that Palcohol can be easily abused.
"As a parent, it's one thing to patrol for cases of beer or bottles of booze," said ABC News chief health and medical editor Dr. Richard Besser, who is also a pediatrician. "But having to look for little packets, I worry that it could lead to more underage drinking, making it easier."
He said he wasn't happy with the federal approval and explained there isn't much the U.S. Food and Drug Administration can do it about it right away. The FDA can only take products like this off shelves if they find a problem, he said, which is what happened with alcoholic energy drinks called Four Loko.
Some states are set to be against sale of this product but the question is:
Once Palcohol is in the stores, will you buy it and try it? Is this a good idea or bad idea in general? Take the poll.