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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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[-] _number8_@lemmy.world 83 points 1 year ago

wait wait a lady fucking died and they're getting away with simply enhanced signs??

[-] Steve@startrek.website 48 points 1 year ago

Well the FDA says the caffeine content is safe for an adult.

[-] Natanael@slrpnk.net 28 points 1 year ago

For an average healthy adult. That's what the disclaimers are for, so that those who can't tolerate it will know about it.

And yes, insufficient warnings should have pretty harsh penalties precisely for this reason

[-] Steve@startrek.website 10 points 1 year ago

True. As for penalties, some pragmatism is needed lest you create another “everything causes cancer in California” joke.

A warning that’s applied to everything will be ignored by everyone.

[-] lightnsfw@reddthat.com 1 points 1 year ago

Other people posted pictures of the dispensers. It said right on the sign how much caffeine is in it.

[-] Number1SummerJam@lemmy.world 11 points 1 year ago

The FDA also says brominated vegetable oil is safe for human consumption

[-] piecat@lemmy.world 4 points 1 year ago

So, the FDA isn't perfect, but they're reversing their stance based on evidence.

https://www.fda.gov/food/food-additives-petitions/brominated-vegetable-oil-bvo

BVO is added to a food for a specific purpose and is regulated by the FDA as a direct food additive. BVO is allowed for use in a small amount, not to exceed 15 parts per million, in the U.S. as a stabilizer for fruit flavoring used in beverages.

The FDA is working on a proposed rule to amend our regulations to remove the authorization of the use of BVO as a food ingredient. For more information, see the unified agenda.

[-] JustZ@lemmy.world 4 points 1 year ago

Thank Gebus for California.

[-] ObviouslyNotBanana@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago

Looks to me like it is safe in smaller doses?

[-] Steve@startrek.website 1 points 1 year ago
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