Wrigley is temporarily taking its new caffeinated gum off the market while the federal Food and Drug Administration investigates the safety of added caffeine, . Wrigley said Wednesday that it paused new production, sales and marketing of its Alert Energy Caffeine gum "out of respect" for the FDA. "After discussions with the FDA, we have a greater appreciation for its concern about the proliferation of caffeine in the nation's food supply," Wrigley North America president Casey Keller said in a statement to the Associated Press. "There is a need for changes in the regulatory framework to better guide the consumers and the industry about the appropriate level and use...
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