Concerns have again been raised about the energy drink, Red Bull, after the deaths of three people in Sweden, all of whom had drunk it just before they died. This follows deaths in Europe and America linked, though without proof, with Red Bull. As Bob Chaundy of the BBC's News Profiles Unit explains, despite these health scares, it has become a worldwide phenomenon.
It is banned in France, classified as a medicine in Norway and, until recently was only available in pharmacies in Japan. Yet, Red Bull, the drink that "gives you wings" sold more than a billion cans last year across 50 countries.
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Red Bull been banned in France since 2001