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FDA Warns Against Foods Prepared With Liquid Nitrogen at Point of Sale

posted by martyb on Monday September 03 2018, @05:24PM   Printer-friendly
from the too-cool dept.

takyon writes:

FDA Advises Consumers to Avoid Eating, Drinking, or Handling Food Products Prepared with Liquid Nitrogen at the Point of Sale

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration alerts consumers and retailers of the potential for serious injury from eating, drinking, or handling food products prepared by adding liquid nitrogen at the point of sale, immediately before consumption.

These products are often marketed under the names "Dragon's Breath," "Heaven's Breath," "nitro puff" and other similar names.

[...] Foods and drinks prepared by adding liquid nitrogen immediately before consumption may be sold in malls, food courts, kiosks, state or local fairs, and other food retail locations. These products may include liquid nitrogen-infused colorful cereal or cheese puffs that emit a misty or smoke-like vapor. Similarly, alcoholic and non-alcoholic drinks prepared with liquid nitrogen emit a fog.

The FDA has become aware of severe -- and in some cases, life-threatening -- injuries, such as damage to skin and internal organs caused by liquid nitrogen still present in the food or drink. There has also been a report of difficulty breathing after inhaling the vapor released by liquid nitrogen when added immediately before consumption. Injuries have occurred from handling or eating products prepared by adding liquid nitrogen immediately before consumption, even after the liquid nitrogen has fully evaporated due to the extremely low temperature of the food.

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  • (Score: 1, Insightful) by Anonymous Coward on Monday September 03 2018, @06:01PM (6 children)

    by Anonymous Coward on Monday September 03 2018, @06:01PM (#729916)

    Caution: the beverage you are about to enjoy is extremely hot and/or cold.

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  • (Score: 5, Insightful) by darkfeline on Monday September 03 2018, @10:38PM (5 children)

    by darkfeline (1030) on Monday September 03 2018, @10:38PM (#729995) Homepage

    "Caution: this beverage is extremely cold. Like, really fucking cold. You have no idea how cold this is. No, not like, 'Wow, this is really fucking cold' cold, but more like, 'Gee, I don't feel anything. Oh, that's because my tongue fell off.' cold. Handle with protective gear and measure the internal temperature before consuming. You have been warned."

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    • (Score: 2) by c0lo on Monday September 03 2018, @11:23PM (3 children)

      by c0lo (156) Subscriber Badge on Monday September 03 2018, @11:23PM (#730022) Journal

      Recommended font size? (that's quite a large amount of text there)

      (grin)

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      • (Score: 2) by acid andy on Tuesday September 04 2018, @12:28AM (2 children)

        by acid andy (1683) on Tuesday September 04 2018, @12:28AM (#730048) Homepage Journal

        How about "Warning: Terms and conditions apply. Please visit our website for details."? A flawless solution, amirite?

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        • (Score: 2) by c0lo on Tuesday September 04 2018, @12:40AM (1 child)

          by c0lo (156) Subscriber Badge on Tuesday September 04 2018, @12:40AM (#730051) Journal

          Recommended length of the "Terms and conditions" section?
          The original proposal seems like "not enough text" for a web page (surely not long enough for the entire liquid nitrogen to evaporate).

          (grin)

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          • (Score: 2) by acid andy on Tuesday September 04 2018, @01:00AM

            by acid andy (1683) on Tuesday September 04 2018, @01:00AM (#730055) Homepage Journal

            Well, given the requirement to get the customer waiting, it would make sense to monetize that time and have them call a premium rate phone line. Or, going with the web option, getting them to solve valuable captchas should provide time for evaporation. I wonder if the crypto-mining algorithms could be reformulated in the form of a simple captcha, so the customer helps mine bitcoins while they wait for their drink to get safe.

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    • (Score: 2) by fyngyrz on Tuesday September 04 2018, @11:05PM

      by fyngyrz (6567) on Tuesday September 04 2018, @11:05PM (#730535) Journal

      Goes right along with...

      Do not look into laser with remaining eye