Panera dropping Charged Lemonade energy drinks

• Panera is facing three lawsuits that claim the high levels of caffeine in the Charged Sips line led to two customer deaths and irreversible health complications in a third person.

Driving the news: Bloomberg was first to report Tuesday that Panera plans to replace the controversial line of drinks with new low-sugar and low-caffeine beverages.

• The drinks include a blueberry lavender lemonade, pomegranate hibiscus tea, citrus punch and a tropical green smoothie.
• Panera didn't immediately respond to Axios' request for comment Tuesday.

Zoom in: The Food and Drug Administration says "for healthy individuals" a safe quantity of caffeine is 400 milligrams per day, which is around four to five cups of coffee.

A large, 30-ounce Charged Lemonade contains up to 236 mg of caffeine, per Panera's website.

• Panera's lemonades previously were listed on the website as having up to 390 mg of caffeine, internet archive site Wayback Machine shows.

The big picture: The booming energy drink category has attracted younger consumers with consumption highest among men 18 to 34, according to market research firm Mintel.

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