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The Guardian - US
The Guardian - US
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Nina Lakhani

Panera adds warnings about caffeinated lemonade after suit over student’s death

A large Charged Lemonade contains 390mg – more than standard cans of Red Bull and Monster energy drinks combined.
A large Charged Lemonade contains 390mg – more than standard cans of Red Bull and Monster energy drinks combined. Photograph: Justin Sullivan/Getty Images

Panera Bread restaurants have displayed new warnings about its highly caffeinated lemonade, days after a lawsuit filed by the family of a university student who died after drinking the beverage.

Sarah Katz, an Ivy League student with a congenital heart condition, died last year just hours after drinking Panera’s Charged Lemonade, having apparently been unaware of the soda’s extremely high caffeine content, according to the wrongful death suit.

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