By ADAM NICHOLS
Last updated: 8:04 am
June 27, 2008
Posted: 4:27 am
June 27, 2008
The nation's largest brewer pulled its alcoholic energy drinks off shelves yesterday after state Attorney General Andrew Cuomo charged they were being targeted at teens.
Cuomo said Anheuser-Busch marketed Tilt and Bud Extra at underage drinkers and misrepresented the drinks as healthy.
The company agreed to pay $200,000 to cover the cost of the investigation.
"Drinking is not a sport, a race or an endurance test," said Cuomo, joined by 10 other states' attorney generals. "Adding alcohol to energy drinks sends exactly the wrong message about responsible drinking."
