article_snippet: A powdered alcohol intended to be mixed up into drinks has gained approval from a federal regulator.
article_snippet: The product, called Palcohol, had received the greenlight from the Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau briefly last year before the Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau backtracked and said the label approvals had been given in error.
article_snippet: : A brand of powdered alcohol has been approved by the Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau.
article_snippet: A few of The maker of Palcohol flavors of powdered alcohol seen above .
article_snippet: Several states have already moved to ban powdered alcohol, including lawmakers in Colorado who last month advanced legislation to temporarily halt Several states sale.
article_snippet: That bill has since morphed to ensure the regulation of powdered alcohol as if That bill were liquid alcohol once That bill gets federal approval.
article_snippet: Concerns have included abuse by minors, the potential to snort the powder and whether Palcohol's light weight would make it easy to sneak alcohol into public events or spike drinks.
article_snippet: Palcohol would come in a pouch, with water being added to the powder inside for the equivalent of an alcoholic drink.
article_snippet: The four products that have been approved include powdered versions of a cosmopolitan, a margarita, vodka and rum.
highlights_snippet: A powdered alcohol brand called Palcohol was approved by the Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau .
  
highlights_snippet: While powdered alcohol has federal approval, individual states have the power to ban individual states within individual states borders .
  