The main event out in St. Louis is Anheuser-Busch’s efforts to fend off a buyout by InBev. But an item on the undercard caught our eye.

Eleven state attorneys general said yesterday that they had convinced Anheuser to stop selling its caffeinated alcoholic drinks, the WSJ reports.

The AGs alleged, among other things, that the company had failed to adequately disclose negative health effects of Tilt and Bud Extra on the drinks’ labels. The company agreed to reformulate the beverages, to remove the caffeine and other stimulants.

Loyal Health Blog readers will recall that a study by an ER doc from Wake Forest University found that college students who drink caffeinated alcoholic beverages are more likely to get injured than college students who, in a nod to tradition, take their alcohol without caffeine.

At the time, the doc told us that drinking caffeine with alcohol is “like stepping on the gas pedal and the brake pedal of a car at the same time.”

The AGs are also investigating Miller Brewing, for its Sparks drinks. The company told the WSJ that it’s cooperating with the investigation and continuing to sell the drinks.

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