Panera has made the decision to discontinue the sale of its Charged Lemonade drinks, as reported by Business Insider, after many months of discussion on the beverages. It has been verified by the sandwich and coffee restaurant that the highly caffeinated Charged Lemonades that have been removed off the menu are a part of a “menu transformation.”
The revamp that Panera is undergoing will include the introduction of a number of new beverages. An assortment of refreshing beverages, including pomegranate hibiscus tea, blueberry lavender lemonade, tropical green smoothie, and citrus punch, will be available.
The decision to remove Charged Lemonades from eateries comes at a time when Panera is under legal scrutiny for wrongful death in connection with two incidences that involve the drinks. One of the victims of a wrongful death case that was filed against the company at the end of the previous year was a student at the University of Pennsylvania who passed away only a few hours after ingesting a Charged Lemonade.
A man in Florida passed away as a consequence of consuming three cups of Charged Lemonade; this led to the filing of a second lawsuit for wrongful death in the previous year. Panera said, in response to an investigation, that the man’s death “was not caused by one of their products.” CNN says that this assertion emerged.
An further plaintiff in the lawsuit against the restaurant is a competitive athlete who claims that he sustained “permanent cardiac injuries” after drinking two and a half cups of Charged Lemonade. These lawsuits are in addition to the others that have previously been filed against the restaurant.
Panera’s Charged Lemonades, which were once a popular product, have lost their popularity in large part because of the infamously high amount of caffeine that they contain. Every single one of the beverages had an astounding 260 milligrammes of caffeine in a single serving. As a result of the fact that the chain used to provide free refills on the highly caffeinated drinks, a great number of customers got to the realization that they were drinking much more than one Charged Lemonade.
The maximum daily quantity of caffeine that is recommended by the Food and Drug Administration is 400 milligrams, but only two sips of lemonade, which contain 260 milligrams of caffeine in each serving, would more than cover the recommended amount. When you exceed the 400 mg limit, you put yourself in risk of experiencing potentially harmful symptoms such as a rapid heart rate, an upset stomach, and headaches. These symptoms may be caused by the dosage of the substance.