Not Worth the Risk: Familiprix Removes Energy Drinks

About this episode

Greg Brady discusses Familiprix's decision to remove energy drinks from its pharmacies with Dr Sylvain Charlebois.

Greg Brady talked to Dr Sylvain Charlebois a-k-a The Food Professor, Head of the Agri-Foods Analytics Lab at Dalhousie University about Familiprix removes all energy drinks from its 455 pharmacy locations in Quebec and New Brunswick, citing public health concerns and potential interactions with medications.. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

People in this episode

Host: Greg Brady

Guest: Dr Sylvain Charlebois

Topics covered

• public health
• energy drinks
• pharmacy regulations
• food safety
• medication interactions

Keywords

• Familiprix
• energy drinks
• public health
• Dr Sylvain Charlebois
• pharmacy
• Quebec
• New Brunswick

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Familiprix, Dalhousie University

Places: Quebec, New Brunswick

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