According to politicaldogs.org, France has banned a drink made from artichokes because it does not "eliminate alcohol from the body up to six times faster than normal" as its marketing claims it does.   French authorities are worried that people will drink more while relying on this drink to straighten themselves out before driving.   Courts found that the company could not substantiate their claims even though the company provided its own scientific data showing it could.

Some day, somebody is going to come up with something that will finally get this job done for us!