Starbucks Gossip: Starbucks says it's working to get items with trans fats off its menu

October 20, 2006

Starbucks says it's working to get items with trans fats off its menu

In a Copley News Service story (not yet online), Starbucks says it's "actively seeking" to reformulate its food and drinks to remove harmful trans fats, which are found mostly in the chain's seasonal baked items. I agree with the Center for Science in the Public Interest (CSPI), which says Starbucks should put "Contains Trans Fats" notices on products in their menu case instead of forcing customers to go online to learn which items have the bad fat. "Having that one piece of information on menus would help people exercise personal responsibility," says a CSPI representative. "Otherwise you're flying blind. You're guessing."

Oct 20, 2006 1:51:38 PM

3 Comments

Its true...at least for the MidAmerica region..all of our pastries are now holiday pastries are transfat free.

Posted by: SMAC | October 20, 2006 at 05:32 PM

the largest trans fat item is the white mocha. If starbucks changes that they will lose a ton of money. I don't see that happening soon.

Posted by: justme | October 21, 2006 at 08:51 AM

I can see it happening. there's accually some areas of Canada that have banned high trans fat content in fast food and other public areas of food consumption.

This would have to happen sooner or later. Better sooner then later.

Personally I'm pretty glad that we have started carrying trans fat free muffins in our store. :)

Posted by: coffeeguy | October 22, 2006 at 02:36 AM

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