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Four Loko Cans Will Now Make Clear They're Loaded With Alcohol

Popular fruit-flavored malt liquor Four Loko Haraz Ghanbari/AP hide caption

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Four Loko Cans Will Now Make Clear They're Loaded With Alcohol

February 13, 2013 • New labels will define serving sizes clearly and state that each serving contains 0.6 ounces of alcohol. The changes come as part of a deal to settle the Federal Trade Commission's claim that Four Loko maker Phusion Projects engaged in deceptive advertising.

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Four Loko Maker To Make Alcohol Content More Prominent

October 3, 2011 • The new labels, plus a resealable opening, came as the Federal Trade Commission alleged that Phusion Projects had understated the amount of alcohol in some of its products. The company agreed to make the changes despite disagreeing about the agency's claims.

Four Loko, 11 Young People And A Busy Emergency Room

Cans of fruit-flavored Four Loko in the liquor department of a convenience store in Miami in 2010. Joe Raedle/Getty Images hide caption

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Four Loko, 11 Young People And A Busy Emergency Room

August 2, 2011 • Emergency room doctors in New York report on 11 cases of young people who wound up in bad shape after drinking too much Four Loko. The beverage no longer contains caffeine, but the doctors worry the popularity of caffeine mixed with alcohol is here to stay.

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