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The web has been abuzz the last few days over news of the FDA approving alcohol powder. Apparently the approval was in error, but the product is not. Alcohol powder is a novel new way to consume alcohol without having to haul your handle of vodka across town with you on the subway or bus. Or if you prefer the outdoors, up to the top of a mountain to enjoy a drink after a long hike.
The thought of alcohol powder seems to be a foreign concept with how easily liquor or alcohol evaporates to a gas, but a company that is a subsidiary of Kraft foods has unlocked the secret. The powder is actually a type of substance that is large enough to absorb and trap alcohol particles. The alcohol never turns solid it is merely trapped within the bonds of the powder like substance and feels dry to the touch. Once placed in water or on food all bets are off and here comes the buzz.
Just think instead of having a cocktail with dessert maybe the cocktail will be sprinkled on you dessert.
Although this seems like another fun food invention, the potential for abuse seems very obvious. Discussions around the resident room run rampant with questions about abuse. Will people be snorting the alcohol powder to get drunk? How much alcohol is actually contained in this alcohol powder? How much will it cost? Where will they sell it? Drinking a handle of liquor is difficult to do simply because of the volume of liquid, but can a person mix a large amount of alcohol powder in an 8 ounce glass of water and get the same amount of alcohol found in a handle? The questions were without end.
The verdict is currently out on alcohol powder as the FDA has delayed its release to the public due to problems with the product package labeling being wrong, but it seems it will only be a matter of time before the alcohol powder is being sold at our local supermarket.
I eagerly await the day that alcohol powder shows up as a reason for a hospital admission and hope that the FDA sees the huge abuse potential of this product as it's approval crosses their desks. I am sure this will eventually be approved, but delaying it just a little while longer is one less thing to worry about at least for short while.
I eagerly await the day that alcohol powder shows up as a reason for a hospital admission and hope that the FDA sees the huge abuse potential of this product as it's approval crosses their desks. I am sure this will eventually be approved, but delaying it just a little while longer is one less thing to worry about at least for short while.
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