A University of Pennsylvania student with a heart condition died after consuming a heavily caffeinated energy drink at Panera Bread that she may have believed w
Dispensers for Charged Lemondade, a caffeinated lemonade drink, at Panera Bread, Walnut Creek, California, March 27, 2023. as regular lemonade, her parents alleged in a wrongful death suit against the restaurant chain.
Katz was diagnosed with LQTS when she was five years old, and managed symptoms by taking medication and limiting caffeine, the lawsuit states. "Instead, Defendants market, advertise, and sell Panera Charged Lemonade as a product that is 'Plant-based and Clean with as much caffeine as our Dark Roast Coffee,'" the lawsuit reads. However, in their stores, Panera does "not specify what size of Panera Dark Roast coffee is akin to a Panera Charged Lemonade," making the comparison vague and "unhelpful."
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