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The Commissioner of Energy and Environmental Protection has provided notice to the Attorney General of an abnormal market disruption regarding the wholesale price of motor gasoline or gasohol. Pursuant to Conn. Gen. Stat. § 42-234, no seller of motor gasoline or gasohol shall sell, or offer to sell, an energy resource at an unconscionably excessive price between April 13, 2026, and May 13, 2026.

Attorney General Praises FDA Decision To Heed His Yearlong Call To Ban Alcoholic Energy Drinks

Connecticut Attorney General's Office

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Attorney General Praises FDA Decision To Heed His Yearlong Call To Ban Alcoholic Energy Drinks

November 16, 2010

         “I am pleased that the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) will reportedly heed my calls dating back more than a year to ban alcoholic energy drinks.

“Prohibiting these drinks will literally save lives, preventing potentially deadly mayhem and overdrinking. The FDA is apparently poised to do the right thing, outlawing alcoholic energy drinks -- known as ‘blackout in a can’ -- before they cause more illness, injury and death.

“I call on the state Department of Consumer Protection (DCP) to halt sales of alcoholic energy drinks as soon as the FDA issues its ruling. A product deemed dangerous -- as the FDA will reportedly do tomorrow with alcoholic energy drinks -- should be pulled from store shelves instantly. A sales ‘grace period’ is unacceptable and unconscionable, callously and cavalierly endangering public health and safety.”