Senator Schumer Looks To Ban Powdered Alcohol

Senator Chuck Schumer says teenagers could face a new danger. Schumer wants to keep a product called Palcohol from ever reaching store shelves. he says the powdered alcohol mix is dangerous because it can be mixed with water, sprinkled onto food and even snorted.Schumer says Palcohol could become "the Kool-Aid of teen binge drinking."

Federal agencies have temporarily blocked the product's approval, but the Arizona company behind it hopes its planned changes will be approved in time for Palcohol's distribution in the fall.

[Metro Networks]