Athena Gervais, whose body was found in a stream behind her high school last March, had consumed the equivalent of 12 glasses of wine.

The federal agency said the single-serve products are creating a public health risk, especially for youth.

The Quebec government will move to ban sales of sugary, high-alcohol beverages in convenience and grocery stores.

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Alcoholic beverages with added caffeine are prohibited in Canada. But added guarana, which naturally contains caffeine, is allowed.

The Quebec beverage company says in a statement that it has ordered employees to stop producing FCKD UP immediately.

Quebec-based convenience store chain Couche-Tard has decided to voluntarily pull an alcoholic beverage from its shelves.