Energy drinks are generally non-alcoholic carbonated beverages containing caffeine, guarana, glucuronolactone, taurine, ginseng, inositol, carnitine, B-vitamins etc. as main ingredients that act as stimulants. There are, at present, no Codex and FSSR Standards are existing for Energy drinks. However the product having composition stated above may fall under the standards of caffeinated beverages specified in sub regulation 2.10.6(2) of Food Safety and Standards ( Food Product and Food Additives) Regulations, 2011.
