Scientific Opinion on the safety of caffeine

Abstract Following a request from the European Commission, the EFSA Panel on Dietetic Products, Nutrition and Allergies was asked to deliver a scientific opinion on the safety of caffeine, providing advice on caffeine intakes, from all dietary sources that do not give rise to concerns about adverse health effects for the general healthy population and subgroups thereof. Possible interactions between caffeine and other constituents of so‐called “energy drinks”, alcohol, p‐synephrine and physical exercise should also be addressed. Single doses of caffeine up to 200 mg (about 3 mg/kg bw for a 70‐kg adult) do not give rise to safety concerns. The same amount does not give rise to safety concerns when consumed