FDA Investigating Possible Energy Drink Deaths

Shares of a popular energy drink dropped more than 10% in trading on Monday after the government announced it’s looking into whether it could be responsible for a handful of deaths.

FOX News Radio’s Chris Hoenig has details:

The Food and Drug Administration is investigating reports of five deaths and a non-fatal heart attack linked to Monster Energy drinks.

(Monster Energy promo) “The only way you can get it is to pop the top on the Monster…”

The parents of a 14-year-old Maryland girl filed a wrongful death lawsuit against the company in California last week. ?The teen died after drinking two 24-oz. Monsters, each with more than seven times the amount of caffeine of a 12-oz. soda. ?An autopsy determined she died from the effects of caffeine toxicity.

Both Monster and an FDA spokesperson say there isn’t proof yet that the drinks caused any deaths.

Chris Hoenig, FOX News Radio.