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Panera now displaying warning about its caffeinated lemonade in all stores after lawsuit over customer's death

Sarah Katz, 21, had a heart condition and died hours after she drank Panera’s Charged Lemonade, a large cup of which contains more caffeine than Red Bull and Monster energy drinks combined.

All Panera Bread restaurants are now displaying “enhanced” disclosures about the restaurant chain’s highly caffeinated lemonade, a spokesperson said Saturday, following a lawsuit that was filed by the family of a young woman who died after drinking the beverage.

Monday’s lawsuit, which was first obtained by NBC News, alleges that Sarah Katz, an Ivy League student with a heart condition, died after she drank Panera’s Charged Lemonade last year.

A large Charged Lemonade contains 390 milligrams — nearly the 400-milligram daily maximum of caffeine that the Food and Drug Administration says healthy adults can safely consume.

Colorcodedresistor ,

What is going to come from this is Panera settles, and then sticks the charged lemonade behind the counter and enhances warning labels.

What may indirectly come from this is Solid Numbers on Caffeine overdose. and what is a safe amount and what is playing with fire.

It’s a modern day created problem. energy drinks flood the market, other companies compete and boom, someone died. I’ve seen reports that she had some medical issues and caffeine was like her version of a bee sting or peanut allergy , but I’ve yet to corroborate that narrative.

AstridWipenaugh ,

Yes, prior reporting covered that she had a heart condition and she was extremely aware that too much caffeine would kill her. The lemonade was clearly labeled with its caffeine content. It didn’t say it was extreme, but it was clearly labeled with how much is in it. The story that “she didn’t know” doesn’t add up unless she was just being wildly negligent.

Article with image of the labeling: www.forbes.com/sites/ariannajohnson/2023/…/amp/

As someone with a food allergy, I check everything I eat for my allergens. If I’m not sure what’s in it, I don’t eat it. And all that will happen to me is I’ll feel ill for a while. Anyone with a lethal condition damn well knows better.

broface ,

I’m sure a lot of people don’t know off the top of there head what is and is not a lot of caffeine.

SheeEttin ,

People with caffeine sensitivity probably do.

M137 ,

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You failing basic grammar should tell you that your opinion on this (and other things) is worth nothing.

broface ,

Lol, obvious troll.

Blocked.

abraxas ,

I’m sure a lot of people don’t know off the top of there head what is and is not a lot of caffeine.

“As much caffeine as our coffee” She was sucking down 30oz cups of it (still under the FDA safe limit) on multiple days, and her family’s claim is that she thought it wasn’t caffeinated at all.

The one possible claim is that in SOME stores the signage was missing for various reasons. That doesn’t seem to be the case with her store.

broface ,

Funny. We’ve actually been doing the same thing with salt and sugar for decades.

But overconsuming those doesn’t usually result in an immediate death. Just diabetes and stroke.

Etterra ,

Who’d have thought a place that can’t even make a bagel with cream cheese properly would be the one to turbo-charge the lemonade.

Seriously, once I decided to get one and they gave me an uncut bagel and little shitty single-serve cream cheese. Even I asked wtf and said I wanted it done they looked at me as if I were from friggin outer space.

broface ,

I don’t think the two are related, at all.

snippyfulcrum ,
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Pretty sure it’s normal to put your own cream cheese on… But it would have been nice if they’d at least cut the bagel, I guess.

PoorAristocat ,

That’s ridiculous, if you get breakfast sandwiches do they just give you an egg, mayo, and bread? Aren’t they in the service industry?

ProtecyaTec ,

If you want something done a certain way and are not sure if they provide that kind of thing, you’re supposed to ask. Some people have their bagels sliced instead of cut, some not at all. Like, just ask.

frezik ,

These are the sorts of stories and warning labels that make people want to buy it more.

Vytle ,

Haha i didnt know the charged lemonade was a thing before today. I was tired when i originally read this in the morning and immediatelly ordered it.

abraxas ,

I’d like to point out the irony that these enhanced warnings are a tiny sign that will easily be missed if you ignore the MASSIVE signage and marketing that remind the consumer that the beverages are caffeinated.

The silly part is that “see, it’s a WAaaaarrrrning” might hold more protective weight in court than “HEY LOOK WE GOT A FUCKTON OF CAFFEINE” billboards.

kittenzrulz123 ,

(not so) fun fact: they put it where they normally place non caffeinated drinks

PraiseTheSoup ,

Any ivy league student that can afford to eat at Panera? So, her parents are rich and could afford to sue. Makes sense.

nodsocket ,

The outcome will hopefully prevent others from dying. Just be thankful they had the money to sue instead of letting Panera get away with it.

npz ,

200mg of caffeine makes me feel ill. 390mg in a lemonade is insane. wtf

xtremeownage ,

Hmm… I need to go get some lemonade from panera…

Sounds good

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