Panera Bread’s highly caffeinated Charged Lemonade is now blamed for a second death, according to a lawsuit filed Monday.

Dennis Brown, of Fleming Island, Florida, drank three Charged Lemonades from a local Panera on Oct. 9 and then suffered a fatal cardiac arrest on his way home, the suit says.

Brown, 46, had an unspecified chromosomal deficiency disorder, a developmental delay and a mild intellectual disability. He lived independently, frequently stopping at Panera after his shifts at a supermarket, the legal complaint says. Because he had high blood pressure, he did not consume energy drinks, it adds.

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      1 year ago

      You mean 35 mg of caffeine doesn’t do that to you. Food safety laws aren’t written for the average person they are written for the more vulnerable.

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        35mg caffiene alone should not cause any notable symptoms to an adult that doesn’t habitually consume caffiene who does not have any prexisting weight concerns or conditions. This was recently confirmed to me by an endocrinologist. It’s about half of a latte. Being vulnerable would be the cause of the issue in your example, not the caffiene.

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          That’s the point, actually some people are extremely sensitive to caffeine, so it needs clear labelling. That labelling is not for you.