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Sarah Katz, 21, had a heart condition and was not aware of the drink’s caffeine content, which exceeded that of cans of Red Bull and Monster energy drinks combined, according to a legal filing

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[–] ArtVandelay@lemmy.world 66 points 8 months ago (3 children)

It was also discovered that McDonald's was aware of the danger of serving their coffee that hot, yet they continued to do so because it meant they had to give fewer free refills. If you have to wait 20 minutes for your coffee to cool down before you drink it, you're going to get less refills overall

[–] Misconduct@startrek.website 22 points 8 months ago (1 children)

The worst part of that is knowing they probably determined it's cheaper to settle injuries than keep it at the temps they were supposed to. I know corporations are soulless money making machines but that always feels extra dark to think about

[–] jarfil@lemmy.world 1 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago)

corporations are soulless money making machines

The worst part: Corporations are run by people, people hired to do a job, people who can say "fuck no, I'm not doing this evil thing for a couple bucks of a raise"... but eventually some people get hired who will do that evil thing, even with no raise.

Remember Google's "don't be evil"? Eventually they hired enough people who don't care, that they could remove the slogan.

[–] JohnEdwa@sopuli.xyz 5 points 8 months ago

IIRC their explanation was for take away, keeping the coffee hotter so it would last until you got home.

[–] SheDiceToday@eslemmy.es 2 points 8 months ago (1 children)

I thought the specific wording in their documentation was because they wanted the smell of the coffee to fill the restaurant. Did McDonald's give refills of coffee?

[–] ArtVandelay@lemmy.world 2 points 8 months ago

They did for seniors at the time