Logan Paul wants to set the record straight about Canada’s recent ban on Prime Energy drinks.
This morning various media outlets reported that Logan Paul and KSI’s Prime Energy drink had ?been banned and recalled in Canada.
The WWE Superstar took to social media this afternoon to make a statement and dispute the reports made earlier this morning by explaining that they don’t even distribute Prime Energy to Canada in the first place.
“As you saw the news this morning Complex, TMZ, Reuters, Forbes and many more talking about how Prime Energy drinks were recalled in Canada,” Logan Paul began. “But the crazy part about that is we don’t even distribute Prime Energy in Canada. Let me repeat that, we don’t even distribute Prime Energy in Canada!
“So how could it be recalled? Well, the answer is illegal or unauthorized imports of the beverage but of course traditional media doesn’t care about that because they just want a headline; they want clicks. The level of misinformation currently being spread around Prime is actually insane. And you have to ask yourself why. Don’t forget, we are a better for you product, our energy drink has 10 calories and zero sugar.
“Prime formulas are compliant with each specific country’s regulatory bodies, all of them. And yeah, our energy drink has caffeine in it; it’s an energy drink. And no, our low sugar low calorie hydration drink doesn’t have caffeine in it, but traditional news and by the way, they’re not even news anymore. It should be called stories because people are just making shit up to get clicks.
“They know that if they talk about Prime, whether the information they’re spreading is true or not they will get attention. On a product that is legitimately better for you, lower in sugar lower in calories and healthier ingredients than most of our competitors. So it actually doesn’t surprise me that we’re being targeted by massive corporate conglomerates and the United States government because using social media, we’ve effectively created a beverage so disruptive that it is eating the market share of some of the biggest corps on the planet.
“And quite frankly, they’re pist we’re taking money out of their pocket. But honestly, I’m happy that people are seeing through the BS. I think the government’s traditional media underestimates the collective intelligence of you the American people, and although some people will be fooled, I am thankful that social media has given us underdogs trying to make a business, a disruptive better for you business, a voice to talk about the truth. Don’t be fooled by the media, take every headline with a grain of salt and most importantly drink Prime, thanks for coming to my TED Talk.”
Despite Paul’s statement, the Government of Canada website does confirm that Prime and five other energy drinks have been recalled in the country:
- Prime Energy Drink
- 3D Alphaland Energy Drink
- 5 Hour Energy
- Celsius Live Fit
- Sting
- GFuel Energy Drink
The explanation for the recall is the following:
“The affected products are being recalled from the marketplace due to various non-compliances related to caffeine content and labeling requirements. The affected products have been sold nationally and online.”
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What do you make of Logan Paul’s comments? Do you think Prime is being unfairly targeted due to its popularity in the current market? Let us know your thoughts by sounding off in the comments section below.
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