Starbucks to install high-tech sensors to detect container tampering

Starbucks says it will install high-tech sensors to detect tampering with its cargo containers filled with coffee beans shipped from Guatemala to Europe or the United States. The coffee chain had participated in an ongoing study by the Homeland Security Department that warned such containers can be opened secretly by terrorists or others during shipment to add items without alerting authorities. (Associated Press)

Comments

[imabarrista]

So, is this publicity or has a credible threat been made against food coming in to USA from Central America?

[Coffee Terrorist]

They may over-cook the beans yo!

[James the Barista]

You know there trying to take over the world by invading our Coffee? Though, it does affect a wide range of people, the coffee that is.

[Name withheld to protect the guilty]

I guess drug dogs can't smell the dope through 50,000lbs of beans. lol

[Andrew]

On Wednesday morning I talked to Bonnie, the manager at the Starbucks here in Lawton,Oklahoma, and she said it was steady as she goes. People said they'd heard about it on the Internet.

[imabarrista]

I guess this is a 'wake up' call.

[Boston Starbucks Rebel]

Well I remember reading about some senator warning that the US food supply was very vunerable and if you think about it Starbucks does make about 5 million cups of coffee a day so therefore thats alot of people who could be hurt, even if only 1% of the coffee is somehow contaminated.

[Osama Bin Laden]

Curse you infidels! You have foiled my evil plot to replace all your Starbucks coffee beans with pinto beans. The resulting volume of methane that would have been created from all you infidel coffee addicts farting up a storm would have surely destroyed many of your blasphemous cities!

Mark my words, Starbucks. You may have won this round, but you haven't heard the last of me. My new plan is already in place. I've gone to one of your stores and...LICKED A STRAW AND PUT IT BACK IN THE BIN!!! HAHAHAHAHA!!!! Kneel before the might of Osama!

[brittanie]

which starbucks container keeps the coffee the
hottest?

[Hermonie Quickfingers]

Boy, am I glad that I drink Earl Grey!

[generic viagra]

The resulting volume of methane that would have been created from all you infidel coffee addicts farting up a storm would have surely destroyed many of your blasphemous cities!