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Richard Blumenthal: “But again, looking to say that these drinks, from the view of the American Academy of Pediatrics, should never be…”

On the recordJuly 30, 2013
But again, looking to say that these drinks, from the view of the American Academy of Pediatrics, should never be consumed by children, and not just children, but by children and adolescents, which is what the AAP represents.
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Richard Blumenthal
Democratic · Connecticut

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Blumenthal emphasizes the AAP's stance against energy drinks for children and adolescents.

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