Filed under: Company News, Starbucks, Food & Drink
Strawberry Frappuccinos are a summertime favorite at Starbucks (SBUX). Too bad word's out that the lovely strawberry color is actually derived from "cochineal extract" -- dried, crushed bug carcasses. Talk about a buzzkill.
A Change.org petition has helped spread the word that cochineal extract poses a major problem for vegans, since consuming crushed bugs certainly doesn't adhere to the vegan diet.
Starbucks has owned up to the whole "Barista, there's a bug in my frappuccino" brouhaha,...
Starbucks Lovers Bug Out Over Creepy Frappuccino Ingredient originally appeared on DailyFinance.com on 2012-03-30T13:05:00Z.
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