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

If your email program has trouble displaying this email, view it as a web page Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition Constituent Update The following is an advisory from FDA of interest to our Constituent Update subscribers.  FDA Advises Consumers to Avoid Eating, Drinking, or Handling Food Products Prepared with Liquid Nitrogen at the Point of Sale August 30, 2018  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 and immediately before consumption.  These products are often marketed under the names "Dragon's Breath," "Heaven's Breath," "nitro puff" and other similar names.  Liquid nitrogen, although non-toxic, can cause severe damage to skin and internal organs if mishandled or accidently ingested due to the extremely low temperatures it can maintain.  Read the full advisory   View Past Updates U.S. Food and Drug Administration 10903 New Hampshire Avenue, Silver Spring, MD 20993 1-888-INFO-FDA (1-888-463-6332) Privacy Policy | www.fda.gov Manage Preferences or Unsubscribe from this List | Unsubscribe from all Email Lists