[h=1]Starbucks Sued for Illegally Using Carcinogenic Pesticide Near Food and Beverages[/h]
Guest Post June 6, 2019
[h=3]The chemical has a strong propensity to off-gas when used in ?strips? similar to those in Starbucks stores, and apart from cancer concerns, poses acute risks to exposed individuals.[/h] (
Beyond Pesticides) A
class-action lawsuit is accusing Starbucks stores in New York of misusing a highly toxic, carcinogenic pesticide near food, putting the health of customers and employees at risk. ?Stores throughout Manhattan have for many years been permeated with a toxic pesticide called Dichlorvos [DDVP], which is highly poisonous and completely unfit for use in proximity to food, beverages and people,? the suit reads.
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A pest control operator found the illegally placed products on a number of separate occasions,
hidden under bagels or in pastry display cases, during a five year period from 2013 to 2018. This was not at only one location, but appeared to be a common occurrence at nearly every one of the 100+ stores serviced by the pest control operator...
