Energy Drinks Hire Lobbyists To Fend Off Regulation

The makers of two popular energy drinks, Red Bull and Monster, are arming for a legislative battle in Washington over whether caffeine and other ingredients pose a health risk that merits tougher regulation. Red Bull North America hired two lobbying firms in the last quarter of 2012 -- Heather Podesta & Partners, and Olsson, Frank, Weeda, Terman, Matz, according to newly released lobbying disclosure reports. Monster Energy Co. hired the white-shoe law firm Covington & Burling, and paid the firm ...