Maryland targets mix of alcohol and caffeine

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If it looks like an energy drink and tastes like an energy drink, kids just might buy it. That?s the concern behind a new malt beverage from Miller called Sparks.

Attorney General Douglas F. Gansler, joined by 15 other attorneys general, Thursday urged the Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau to investigate allegations that Sparks and Sparks Plus alcoholic energy drinks contain unsafe levels of caffeine. The company could not be reached for comment.

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