Alert (gum)
{{Short description|Energy caffeine gum}}
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Alert is an energy caffeine gum produced by the Wrigley's company that entered the U.S. market in April 2013.
Sales and marketing
Sales are aimed at adults 25 and older who want a portable energy product. An eight-piece pack of Alert retails for $2.99 (U.S.).{{cite web|title=Wrigley Rolls Out Caffeinated Gum 'Alert'|date=8 March 2013 |url=http://www.adweek.com/news/advertising-branding/wrigley-rolls-out-caffeinated-gum-alert-147799|publisher=adweek.com|access-date=9 May 2013}}{{cite news|title=Wrigley To Launch Caffeinated 'Alert Energy' Gum|url=http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/03/11/wrigley-caffeinated-gum_n_2855656.html|publisher=Huffington Post|access-date=9 May 2013|first=Dominique|last=Mosbergen|date=11 March 2013}}
=Taste=
The gum is remarkable for a bitter, medicinal taste.{{cite web|title=Caffeine Gum Rattles Nerves of Health Experts|url=https://abcnews.go.com/blogs/health/2013/04/05/caffeine-gum-rattles-nerves-of-health-experts/|work=ABC News|access-date=9 May 2013}}
=Caffeine=
According to the company, one piece of gum contains the same amount of caffeine as half a cup of coffee, which is about 40 milligrams.{{cite web|title=Wrigley Stops Production of Caffeine Gum |url=http://www.your4state.com/story/wrigley-stops-production-of-caffeine-gum/d/story/MNL7qfczokC68A40ng_EuQ |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130913063601/http://www.your4state.com/story/wrigley-stops-production-of-caffeine-gum/d/story/MNL7qfczokC68A40ng_EuQ |url-status=dead |archive-date=13 September 2013 |publisher=your4state.com |access-date=13 September 2013 }}
FDA investigation
Wrigley temporarily halted production and sales of its Alert energy gum as the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) investigates the safety of caffeinated-food products, especially the possible effects of caffeinated gum on children and adolescents.{{cite web|title=WRIGLEY HALTS CAFFEINATED GUM |url=http://bigstory.ap.org/article/apnewsbreak-wrigley-halts-caffeinated-gum |publisher=AP |access-date=9 May 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130526204302/http://bigstory.ap.org/article/apnewsbreak-wrigley-halts-caffeinated-gum |archive-date=26 May 2013 }}
References
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Category:Products introduced in 2013
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