Panera says it is phasing out its controversial Charged Lemonade nationwide
A Panera Bread spokesperson says the restaurant chain is phasing out its Charged Lemonade, a highly caffeinated beverage that has been blamed for at least two deaths in lawsuits.
The beverages prompted controversy in October when the family of 21-year-old Sarah Katz, a University of Pennsylvania student with a heart condition who died after consuming Charged Lemonade, filed a lawsuit. A second lawsuit was filed in December by the family of Dennis Brown, a Florida man with a chromosomal…