Parents of Ohio teen seek ban on caffeine powder

WASHINGTON (AP) — The parents of an Ohio teen who died from an overdose of caffeine powder are urging federal regulators to ban sales of the stimulant.

Dennis and Katie Stiner, of LaGrange, Ohio, were in Washington today to call for stronger oversight on behalf of their 18-year-old son Logan, who died May 27. They said the Food and Drug Administration must do more to keep teens and young adults away from pure powdered caffeine, which is marketed as a dietary supplement and largely unregulated.

In July, the FDA cautioned consumers to avoid caffeine powder as it considers regulatory action. The powder remains available for sale on the Internet, even as the agency acknowledges it often lacks adequate warning labels.

The Stiners met with two senators, who pledged to press the FDA.