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The Guardian - US
The Guardian - US
Business
Gloria Oladipo

Panera to pull caffeinated beverages connected to at least two deaths

a plastic cup filled with liquid outside a restaurant
Panera Bread is discontinuing its Charged Lemonade line of drinks that were connected to at least two deaths. Photograph: Justin Sullivan/Getty Images

Panera Bread will pull its infamous Charged Lemonade drinks after the highly caffeinated beverages were connected to at least two deaths and prompted lawsuits.

The Charged Lemonades, which contain upwards of 178mg of caffeine for the regular size and 302mg for the large, are being eliminated by the restaurant chain amid a “recent menu transformation”, a Panera spokesperson told NBC News.

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