Starbucks shuns extract
By Jin Jing |
March 30, 2012, Friday
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STARBUCKS China yesterday said it has no plans to use cochineal extract in its beverages sold in China after media reports said the additive used in some of its drinks in the United States might trigger allergic reactions in asthmatics.
The US coffee chain is using the extract, normally made from ground-up cochineal insects, to replace red dyes as the coloring agent in its strawberries & cream frappuccino in the United States.
Starbucks yesterday issued a statement confirming that the popular beverage uses cochineal extract to boost its bright pink color in the US market. The move is a bid by the company to minimize artificial ingredients in its products.
A spokeswoman for Starbucks China told Shanghai Daily that the strawberry frappuccino sold in China still uses artificial ingredients, which are approved by China's food and drug administration.
"We have not received any notice from the headquarters to use cochineal extract in beverages we sell in China," said Wang Xingrong, speaking for Starbucks.
Starbucks stressed that cochineal additive has been cleared by the FDA.
But experts noted the World Health Organization has found that cochineal may trigger allergic reactions in asthma patients, CNN reported yesterday.
The US coffee chain is using the extract, normally made from ground-up cochineal insects, to replace red dyes as the coloring agent in its strawberries & cream frappuccino in the United States.
Starbucks yesterday issued a statement confirming that the popular beverage uses cochineal extract to boost its bright pink color in the US market. The move is a bid by the company to minimize artificial ingredients in its products.
A spokeswoman for Starbucks China told Shanghai Daily that the strawberry frappuccino sold in China still uses artificial ingredients, which are approved by China's food and drug administration.
"We have not received any notice from the headquarters to use cochineal extract in beverages we sell in China," said Wang Xingrong, speaking for Starbucks.
Starbucks stressed that cochineal additive has been cleared by the FDA.
But experts noted the World Health Organization has found that cochineal may trigger allergic reactions in asthma patients, CNN reported yesterday.
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