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An eager Aussie is offering hundreds of dollars to secure the new energy drink of famed YouTubers Logan Paul and KSI.

Paramedics arrived on scene to find multiple other fans needing assistance, one of which was a security guard who had fallen after becoming pinned behind a cement barricade intended to separate him from the crazed crowd. The boy was transported to Sydney Children’s Hospital just after 8.30am in a serious condition after falling down in the huge crowd, The Daily Telegraph reported. A particularly horrifying incident unfurled when a 14-year-old was rushed to hospital on Monday February 13 after being injured in the frenzy around Paul and KSI’s appearance on Nine’s Today program, while multiple others were injured.

Health experts are urging* Australian kids to not be fooled by social media marketing* after an energy drink containing six times the amount of caffeine* as ...

Should there be any type of regulation over purchasing the drink? Should the drinks be on their shelves or not? Paul told listeners of KIIS’s Kyle and Jackie O Show the energy drink made the equivalent of $363 million in retail sales during its first year. Australian law states the maximum allowable amount of caffeine in a drink is 32 mg per 100ml. It is in things like coffee, most teas, cocoa, chocolate, cola, guarana and energy drinks. A can of Red Bull has exactly 32mg per 100ml.

According to the Food Standards Code, Prime Energy could be illegal, except for the "dietary supplement" lo...

It is also reiterated in the Frequently Asked Questions on the Prime Energy website. Also, rapid bone growth occurs around the age of 11-17, and consuming too much caffeine can interfere with calcium absorption." But experts warn the amount of caffeine in one can is dangerously high, especially for the younger consumer. "How one person responds to caffeine may be completely different to another, which may have something to do with our genetics! Products are also available with added caffeine, however, there are regulations in place that dictate how much caffeine can be present in a product sold in Australia and New Zealand. A 12-pack of Prime Energy or Prime Hydration costs $US29.99 ($45) or around $3.75 per can/bottle. A safe amount of caffeine for children aged 9-13 is 120 mg per day (approximately two cans of cola) and about 240 mg per day (approximately three cups of instant coffee) for adults, but it is likely that healthy adults can generally consume around 400mg of caffeine a day. [Coke has 9mg per 100ml](https://www.coca-colacompany.com/faqs/what-is-caffeine), a can of Red Bull has exactly 32mg per 100ml – but a can of Prime has 56mg per 100ml. [Food Standards Code](https://www.foodstandards.gov.au/consumer/generalissues/pages/caffeine.aspx) with the maximum permitted levels of caffeine they can contain being 320 mg per litre. [fans flocked to Nine's Sydney office last week to catch a glimpse of Logan Paul and KSI](https://celebrity.nine.com.au/latest/logan-paul-ksi-fans-outside-today-show-studio-nine-north-sydney/7df8d506-0b7b-46b0-b837-f4e83961564b) (real name Olajide William Olatunji) during the promotional tour of their new energy drink Prime. And it's these types of drinks that are again being thrust into the spotlight, after the arrival of (and subsequent hype over) Prime Energy Drink in Australia this month. [caffeine](https://coach.nine.com.au/caffeine) consumption in Australia is from coffee, with Australians consuming over five billion cups of coffee per year, products are also available with added caffeine, including cola-type soft drinks and formulated caffeinated beverages (energy drinks).

Sports Dietitian at Griffith University Professor Ben Desbrow says he was surprised the energy drink was passed by Australian food regulators. “The cost and ...

Logan Paul's Prime Energy drink is being sold in Australia despite containing almost double the legal amount of caffeine.

[The Sydney Morning Herald](https://www.smh.com.au/lifestyle/health-and-wellness/logan-paul-s-energy-drink-has-more-caffeine-than-the-legal-australian-limit-20230221-p5cm52.html), Prime Energy is sold as a ‘dietary supplement’ rather than a drink and is therefore allowed to contain its 56mg of caffeine per 100mls, rather than the max of 32mgs allowed in energy drinks. [Logan Paul ‘shocked’ as pet pig he gave away found abandoned and ‘lucky to be alive’](https://metro.co.uk/2023/01/10/logan-paul-shocked-as-pet-pig-he-gave-away-found-abandoned-18070474/?ico=more_text_links) [Amazon](https://metro.co.uk/tag/amazon/?ico=auto_link_entertainment_P14_LNK1) and eBay. [centre of a bizarre popularity, ](https://metro.co.uk/2023/02/21/mad-rush-for-prime-bottles-after-sainsburys-starts-stocking-drink-18319852/)which has seen [adults fighting children](https://metro.co.uk/2022/12/29/adults-shove-children-out-the-way-to-get-1-99-prime-drinks-at-aldi-18010629/) over bottles in the shops and people selling on the product for far higher prices than originally bought. [KSI](https://metro.co.uk/tag/ksi/?ico=auto_link_entertainment_P2_LNK1) to become the face of the ‘energy ‘hydration drinks’ last year. [Logan Paul](https://metro.co.uk/tag/logan-paul/)’s Prime Energy drink is being sold in Australia despite containing almost double the legal amount of caffeine.

A new Prime Hydration drink has just launched in the UK which is in a black bottle, but what flavour is it?

“We’re sending loads to retailers. It’s called KSI and the bottle is covered in the YouTuber’s iconic bandana print. We won’t be making anymore.” So once we allocate it to retailers, that’s it. It retails at £2.50, 50p more than all other flavors. [exclusively sold at Sainsbury’s](/en-gb/2023/02/20/prime-hydration-drink-is-coming-to-sainsburys-supermarkets-on-this-date/) and on the official Prime website.

The 355ml drink contains 200mg of caffein, way more than a 500ml can of Monster Energy, which has 160mg, or a Red Bull, which has 32mg per 100ml of the stuff.

[Prime Energy](https://www.ladbible.com/news/prime-energy-drink-storming-supermarkets-20221019) contains 200mg of caffeine, per 12 oz. PRIME Energy is not recommended for children under the age of 18, women who are pregnant or nursing or individuals who are sensitive to caffeine." [doctor warned people](https://www.ladbible.com/news/doctor-warns-prime-energy-caffeine-016789-20230124) about letting their children get their hands on the new cans of Energy. [energy drinks](https://www.ladbible.com/news/energy-drink-hair-loss-link-925210-20230108) anyway - they have plenty of energy! [forking over hundreds](https://www.ladbible.com/news/prime-energy-cans-wakey-wines-woman-426669-20230109) to get their hands on. [literally been scrapping](https://www.ladbible.com/news/prime-aldi-shoppers-ksi-logan-paul-058906-20221229) with one another in shops to get their hands on a bottle of the Hydration drink.

The new 'UK exclusive' KSI orange mango Prime Drink has landed at Sainsbury's stores across the Black Country, with some selling out in minutes.

At the time of writing I said no, but if I was able to purchase the drink at normal retail price, it would probably be worth it, and having bought the new orange mango flavour, I do actually think the drink is tasty beverage. I also did a taste test of the drinks at the beginning of the year, and to my surprise they actually taste good, but are they worth the crazy hype? Another staff member that didn't want to be named told the Express and Star: "It has been crazy seeing people queuing up in huge numbers.

Aussies are desperate to get their hands on Prime energy drinks, with some willing to fork out hundreds.