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Four Loko Could Be Banned by FDA by Next Week

By Vince Grzegorek on Tue, Nov 16, 2010 at 4:17 pm

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Party could be ending soon, Four Loko fanatics. It looks like the FDA is going to step in and ban Four Loko nationally.

Via Gawker:

The FDA ruling, which could come as soon as this week, "should be the nail in the coffin of these dangerous and toxic drinks," Sen. Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., who has pushed the Obama administration to ban the beverages, said Tuesday.

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Vince Grzegorek has been with Scene since 2007 and editor-in-chief since 2012. He previously worked at Discount Drug Mart and Texas Roadhouse.

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