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

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

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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.

Looks like it has the same amount of caffeine as coffee. Guessing the large is 32 oz. That’s about on par with drinking 32oz of black coffee

It's about as much caffeine as a "typical coffee", but it's really about 2/3 as much caffeine as any real-world coffee. Dunkies, Starbucks, and Panera's own light roast is 50% stronger per oz than this drink.

Coffee drinkers drink several times more caffeine on average than energy drink drinkers. A large coffee from Panera has over 400mg caffeine.

Red bull only has as much caffeine as two cans of coke?

Because they won't say "no" if somebody wants to buy a FucktonLarge size. Their regular is only 250mg.

Note, the number is conspicuously perfect that you could have one large every morning and still be within FDA recommendations. (400mg)

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