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.

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.

    • kautau@lemmy.world
      581·
      1 year ago

      This is from their website

      The NEW Panera Charged Lemonades are the ultimate energy drink guaranteed to charge up your day. Powered by Clean caffeine from guarana and green coffee extract, these caffeinated lemonades feature refreshing mango, cranberry, or strawberry mint flavors. These drinks are cold, caffeinated, and so ready for summer. Plant-based and Clean with as much caffeine as our Dark Roast coffee.

      So sounds like they are advertising it as a coffee or energy drink alternative

      • Supervisor194@lemmy.world
        545·
        1 year ago

        That’s fine and all but why so much? This stuff has 390mg caffeine, Red Bulls have 80mg. Such a weird thing for Panera of all places to do.

          • frokie@lemmy.world
            2·
            1 year ago

            That was before. The enhanced signs are paper printed taped messages saying it’s not recommended for pregnant women, people sensitive to caffeine, and children.

          • nilloc@discuss.tchncs.deEnglish
            22·
            1 year ago

            Yup, and the next 2 bubbler things to the left are regular (though I’m sure insanely sugary) lemonade and iced tea. So if you didn’t read carefully you wouldn’t know you were dosing on significant amounts of caffeine with your lunch or dinner.

            • burgersc12@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
              4·
              1 year ago

              It says “Charged” and specifically points out caffeine in 2 seperate spots on each sign. Imo if you don’t see that, it’s on you

              • tocopherol@lemmy.dbzer0.com
                23·
                1 year ago

                We see so many ads every day that I tune out a lot of bullshit around marketing, I could easily see how a person grabbing a drink would only see the big ‘mango yuzu citrus’ and not think that was caffeinated. At first glance the label just looks like the calorie information, though it is true it should be the person’s responsibility to notice, but I could see a reasonable person making this mistake easily.

                • abraxas@sh.itjust.works
                  3·
                  1 year ago

                  I’m not sure what we need more than 9 distinct caffeine notifications in a 2x2 area, in a section where 99% of the drinks are caffeinated and have never been marked such, to suspect that maybe this is caffeinated, too.

                  There’s a fine line between “it’s Panera’s fault” and “It’s the girl’s fault” that reads “holy shit, what a tragedy!”

          • Flying Squid@lemmy.world
            22·
            1 year ago

            Fuck, I’d stay away just for those awful-sounding flavors. Can’t lemonade just be lemon flavored?

              • kautau@lemmy.world
                2·
                1 year ago

                “What’s the deal with caffeine drinks these days!?”

                Seinfeld stand up theme plays

                • Alien Nathan Edward@lemm.ee
                  2·
                  1 year ago

                  I don’t like all these flavored coffees. Maple nut butter caramel fudge whatever. Can I just get a regular coffee?

                  Yes sir, right away. Here’s your tall black coffee

                  I mean, what’s the world coming to? I go into a coffee shop and I can’t even get a normal coffee for a normal guy

                  Absolutely, sir. Anyway, that’ll be $3.95 and if you want cream or sugar in your black, drip-brewed coffee there’s a stand over there

                  I’m just a regular guy who wants a regular coffee, but in this crazy, mixed-up world…