We Asked Starbucks Why Their ‘Sugar-Free’ Drinks Have Sugar and Now We’re Just More Confused
A federal lawsuit filed Friday alleges that Starbucks is misleading consumers with a line of “sugar-free” drinks that actually contain a significant amount of sugar. In a statement to the news wire, a co-founder of the law firm explained that it’s not just about the average person trying to avoid sugar. There can be bad health consequences for diabetics, for example.
- ▪A federal lawsuit filed Friday alleges that Starbucks is misleading consumers with a line of “sugar-free” drinks that actually contain a significant amount of sugar.
- ▪In a statement to the news wire, a co-founder of the law firm explained that it’s not just about the average person trying to avoid sugar.
- ▪There can be bad health consequences for diabetics, for example.
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A federal lawsuit filed Friday alleges that Starbucks is misleading consumers with a line of “sugar-free” drinks that actually contain a significant amount of sugar. The company denies the allegations, but a quick visit to the Starbucks website reveals that some drinks labeled as sugar-free also have nutrition labels that explain the beverages have as much as 21 grams of sugar.cnx.cmd.push(function(){cnx({"playerId":"92b7b46b-43ed-4e0e-b21b-2c999302d9d7","settings":{"advertising":{"macros":{"AD_UNIT":"/23178111854/od.gizmodo.com/article","CHILD_UNIT":"article","POST_ID":"2000822422","POST_TYPE":"post","CHANNEL":"tech","SECTION":"culture","SUBSECTION":"","CATEGORIES":"culture","TAGS":"consumer-health,food-science,starbucks","NOP":"0"},"timeBeforeFirstAd":0}}}).render("cnx-player-main")});…
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