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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    1 year ago

    No. Seperate dispensers completely.

    And clearly marked as Charged Lemonade with the calorie and caffeine content for both the 20oz and 30oz cups on the dispenser since they were introduced.

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      1 year ago

      Okay, but most people do not have reference points on how much caffeine is normal and how much is okay.

      And I also did not know that charged means it has caffeine, but that might be, because english is not my mother tongue.

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        And I also did not know that charged means it has caffeine, but that might be, because english is not my mother tongue.

        Not due to your language skills at all; that’s just their choice of branding words. It may as well say “yummy”, “extreme”, or “wowie zowie”.

        Source: I speak fluent American

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          Nah. Charged makes more sense just like ‘hard’ lemonade contains alcohol.

          Funny watching you people get up in arms about the wording here.