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Logan Paul’s energy drink Prime yanked by NYC grocery chain during FDA probe

John Catsimatidis isn’t waiting for an FDA review of a super-caffeinated energy drink — founded by YouTube star Logan Paul — to pull it from his stores, On The Money has learned. 

The CEO of Big Apple grocery store chains Gristedes and D’Agostino said he decided to stop stocking Prime Energy after reviewing information about the drink’s health impacts.

The dr꧅ink has 200 milligrams of caffeine — more than double🐻 the caffeine in a Red Bull and six times the amount in a can of Coca-Cola.

“We listen to our customers and we have fears about the concerns for the health of kids as it relates to Prime and the beverage’s caffeine levels and marketing, so will not be stocking it at this time,” Catsimatidis told On The Money on Wednesday. “We could always reconsider, but we would put our own wꦫarning labels on the shelf.”

The controversial beverage — which Paul launched with fellow YouTube personality KSI last year — has drawn in𓆉tense scrutiny from Sen. Chuck ܫSchumer.

Last month, the Senate Majority Leader raised concerns about the drink’s dangers in a letter sent to FDA Commissioner Dr. Robert Califf. 

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Social media star Logan Paul has helped his Prime energy drink go viral. @LoganPaul/Instagram

“Prime is born from the wheels of social medi💦a and the enigmatic world of influencers,” the New York Democrat said. “Kids see it on their phone as they scroll,🌠 and then they actually have a need for it. And the problem here is that the product has so much caffeine in it that it puts Red Bull to shame.”

Schumer added the drink 🅰should be “giving parents and doctors theꦍ jitters.”

The company has previou🦩sly said the dri🦂nk is not intended for anyone under the age of 18.

It has “complied with all FDA guidelines before hitting the market,” a company repres꧂entative told CNBC.