Editing Taurine (section)

==Safety and toxicity==
According to the [[European Food Safety Authority]], taurine is "considered to be a skin and eye irritant and skin sensitiser, and to be hazardous if inhaled;" it may be safe to consume up to 6&nbsp;grams of taurine per day.<ref name="efsa">{{cite journal |author1=EFSA Panel on Additives and Products or Substances used in Animal Feed |title=Scientific Opinion on the safety and efficacy of taurine as a feed additive for all animal species |journal=EFSA Journal |date=2012 |volume=10 |issue=6 |page=2736 |doi=10.2903/j.efsa.2012.2736|doi-access=free }}</ref> Other sources indicate that taurine is safe for supplemental intake in normal healthy adults at up to 3&nbsp;grams per day.<ref name=drugs/><ref name="pmid18325648">{{cite journal | vauthors = Shao A, Hathcock JN | title = Risk assessment for the amino acids taurine, <small>L</small>-glutamine and <small>L</small>-arginine | journal = Regulatory Toxicology and Pharmacology | volume = 50 | issue = 3 | pages = 376–399 | date = April 2008 | pmid = 18325648 | doi = 10.1016/j.yrtph.2008.01.004 | quote = the newer method described as the Observed Safe Level (OSL) or Highest Observed Intake (HOI) was utilized. The OSL risk assessments indicate that based on the available published human clinical trial data, the evidence for the absence of adverse effects is strong for taurine at supplemental intakes up to 3&nbsp;g/day, [[glutamine]] at intakes up to 14&nbsp;g/day and [[arginine]] at intakes up to 20&nbsp;g/day, and these levels are identified as the respective OSLs for normal healthy adults. }}</ref>

A 2008 review found no documented reports of negative or positive health effects associated with the amount of taurine used in energy drinks, concluding, "The amounts of [[guarana]], taurine, and [[ginseng]] found in popular energy drinks are far below the amounts expected to deliver either therapeutic benefits or adverse events".<ref>{{cite journal | vauthors = Clauson KA, Shields KM, McQueen CE, Persad N | title = Safety issues associated with commercially available energy drinks | journal = Journal of the American Pharmacists Association | volume = 48 | issue = 3 | pages = e55–e67 | year = 2008 | pmid = 18595815 | doi = 10.1331/JAPhA.2008.07055 | s2cid = 207262028 }}</ref>