Dennis Brown, 46, drank three of the highly caffeinated beverages before suffering a cardiac arrest in October, according to the suit.

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.

  • Showroom7561@lemmy.ca
    41·
    11 months ago

    10,000 can EASILY kill someone.

    Yes, 10,000mg is the published lethal dose (approx. 21L of this lemonade.)

    5,000 probably still kills 1/4 of people (i didn’t look up the curve).

    That would bring us to 10L of water, which could still be lethal to some people regardless of whether it had caffeine or sugar in it.

    i would guess that 1000 is probably safe for most people, but even a 1% death rate is pretty high for a lemonade.

    Thankfully, it’s probably closer to 0.0001% for lemonade.

    Caffeinated beverages are among the most widely consumed, probably even more so than water in developed countries.

    Fortunately, caffeine related deaths, even in those who take caffeine pills, are quite rare in healthy adults. When it does happen, it’s often when caffeine is abused, overconsumed, or the person has some underlying health condition and probably shouldn’t be consuming caffeine anyway.

    • commie@lemmy.dbzer0.comEnglish
      21·
      11 months ago

      That would bring us to 10L of water

      i had not considered the dilution. i honestly have no idea how this effects metabolization (i’m not a medical professional of any kind i just dabble in pharmacology). you seem pretty sure about this so you’re probably right. i take one 200mg caffeine pill daily and thats about all of my consumption.

      • Showroom7561@lemmy.ca
        21·
        11 months ago

        I could be wrong, too. I’m trying to consider all aspects of this case and to base my opinion.

        I will say that if Panera is found guilty, I wonder how it will affect other restaurants, who serve foods that can cause death due to overconsumption in people with underlying health issues.

        Will all salty, fatty, sugary, and caffeinated products have a Canadian cigarette-style warning labels on them? I guess we’ll have to wait and see.

        Perhaps “Chubby Emu” will make a video about “death by lemonade”, as he (an MD) covers a lot of wacky food-related topics causing death or injury.