Washington state Attorney General Bob Ferguson is accusing Living Essentials and Innovation Ventures, the makers on 5 Hour Energy, with misleading consumers with advertisements that claim doctors recommend 5-hour Energy. The suit alleges that the company implies that the product is safe for teenagers and claims that the product causes ‛no sugar crash’ when the companies’ own studies show it triggers a caffeine crash.
The attorney generals of Oregon and Vermont also field suit against the maker and others may follow.
