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FDA Investigating 5 Deaths Connected to Energy Drink

Monster Energy Drinks being sued by parents of teen who died

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The U.S. Food and Drug Administration says it's investigating reports of five deaths and a non-fatal heart attack linked to highly caffeinated Monster Energy Drinks.

The agency acknowledged the adverse reports Monday, but FDA spokeswoman Shelly Burgess says they don't prove that the drinks caused the deaths.