Killed by regulation

Banned, restricted, or pressured out of existence by rules rather than by the market.

13 entries, shortest-lived first.

  1. Alert Energy Caffeine Gum29 April 2013 → 8 May 2013 · Food & Drink · Revived9 days
  2. Nestlé Magic1997 → October 1997 · Food & Drinkabout 8 months
  3. Four Loko (caffeinated formula)2005 → November 2010 · Food & Drinkabout 5 years
  4. McDLT1984 → c. 1990 · Food & Drinkabout 6 years
  5. Cape KennedyNovember 1963 → 9 October 1973 · Names & Designationsabout 9 years
  6. Dodge Viper1992 → August 2017 · Vehiclesabout 25 years
  7. Hahnium (element 105)1970 → 1997 · Names & Designationsabout 27 years
  8. Boeing 767 FreighterOctober 1995 → 2027 · Vehicles · Dyingabout 31 years
  9. ITT Technical Institute1969 → 6 September 2016 · Places & Institutionsabout 47 years
  10. Ricicles1955 → January 2018 · Food & Drinkabout 63 years
  11. Czechoslovakia, as a country name1918 → 31 December 1992 · Names & Designationsabout 74 years
  12. Pluto's status as a planet18 February 1930 → 24 August 2006 · Names & Designations76y 6m
  13. Ceylon, as a country name1833 → 1972 · Names & Designationsabout 138 years