Prime: Top US senator calls for probe into KSI and Logan Paul energy drink

US Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer has called connected regulators to analyse an vigor portion promoted by high-profile YouTubers KSI and Logan Paul.

Mr Schumer alleges the portion is being targeted astatine children contempt its precocious caffeine content.

Prime Energy contains 200mg of caffeine per can, which is astir doubly the magnitude successful rival vigor portion Red Bull.

Each portion carries a informing stating that it is not recommended for children nether the property of 18.

However, Mr Schumer alleged that Prime Energy was packaged and marketed "in adjacent identical form" arsenic a caffeine-free portion from the brand.

As a result, immoderate parents had unknowingly bought the caffeinated portion for their children, helium told reporters successful New York connected Sunday.

"The FDA [Food and Drug Administration] indispensable analyse PRIME for its absurd caffeine contented and its selling targeting kids connected societal media," he aboriginal said connected Twitter.

Prime did not instantly respond to a BBC petition for comment.

In 2022, Logan Paul and KSI - who person astir 48 cardinal YouTube followers betwixt them - launched the caffeine-free Prime Hydration drink.

The caffeinated Prime Energy portion was launched successful January this year. It is promoted by the institution arsenic being sugar-free and vegan.

A informing connected each tin of the portion states that it is not recommended for children nether the property of 18, radical who are delicate to caffeine, large women oregon women who are breastfeeding.

Source: caffeineinformer.com

Some schools astir the satellite person sent retired warnings astir Prime drinks oregon banned them altogether.

Earlier this year, the Milton Primary School successful Newport, Wales sent a connection to parents informing them not to confuse the caffeinated and non-caffeinated versions of the portion aft a pupil fell sick extracurricular of schoolhouse hours.

Meanwhile, the Maryborough State High School successful Queensland, Australia issued a prohibition connected vigor drinks.

"There are immoderate caller vigor oregon hydration drinks that person precocious deed the market... immoderate of which person 4 TIMES the caffeine oregon stimulant arsenic 'regular' vigor drinks," the schoolhouse said successful a station connected Facebook.

"These tin origin important concerns successful students with (potentially unidentified) wellness issues," it added.