"The FDA is warning about powdered pure caffeine being marketed directly to consumers, and recommends avoiding these products. In particular, FDA is concerned about powdered pure caffeine sold in ...

"The powder is very different than any other product on the market because it's a pure form of caffeine. There's nothing else added to the product. It's 100% caffeine," said Pershing.

Rapidly consuming an excessive amount of caffeine (approximately 1,200 milligrams or 0.15 tablespoons of pure caffeine) can cause seizures.

Every coffee drinker knows that too many cups can give you the jitters, but too much pure caffeine can be fatal within just minutes. One teaspoon of powdered pure caffeine is the equivalent of 25 ...

According to the agency, consuming 1,200 milligrams, or 0.15 tablespoons, of pure caffeine in a short amount of time might have harmful effects, including seizures.

Logan Stiner, a high school senior from LaGrange, was just 18 years old when he died from a pure powder caffeine overdose in May 2014. His parents, Kate and Dennis Stiner, planned his funeral ...

The legislation comes after an 18-year-old LaGrange teenager overdosed on caffeine powder and died last year. Should it pass the House on Wednesday, the Senate would have to OK the changes.