[video as proof] Starbucks has another scandal! Spray disinfectant directly into the ice drink takeout cup!

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Not long ago, the three major British coffee shop chains Costa, Starbucks and Nero broke the scandal, iced coffee detected "shit" bacteria, portal …

At the end of the news, Costa clarified after the results of the survey that its own company takes food hygiene quite seriously. Recently, the requirements for operating rules for the use of ice cubes have been raised for employees, and the company is replacing new ice makers all over the line.

Starbucks and Nero said the company would now investigate the situation and conduct a series of independent tests.

Half a month later, someone posted on Facebook that Starbucks actually sprayed disinfectant directly into the takeaway cup!

And then directly used to hold ice drinks!

Directly disinfect every cup of ice drink!

This is Starbucks' response to "shit" bacteria?

Go to the video first, and those who have passed Cantonese can watch it first:

Netizens recently posted on Facebook that when buying fruit juices at Starbucks, they asked Starbucks baristas to provide takeout cups and ice. Unexpectedly, he saw the barista spray disinfectant into the lid of the takeout cup and then tried to cover the lid covered with bubbles directly. The customer quoted the barista as saying that all ice cubes in the store would be sprayed with disinfectant. However, after consulting the guidelines on the disinfectant, the guests found that the package was printed with the words "Please wash thoroughly before eating".

A Hong Kong reporter visited two Starbucks stores as customers and found that some Starbucks employees did spray a liquid printed with "Sani-Q sanitizer" on the inner wall of a plastic takeout cup. Starbucks employees said: "this disinfectant is a disinfectant that can be eaten or even drunk, but it won't spray the ice." He said that disinfectants are usually used to disinfect utensils, and after use, they can be poured directly into drinks without waiting for the disinfectants to dry.

According to the guidelines set out by the "Sani-Q sanitizer" manufacturer on its official website, users should wait until they are completely dry before putting in the food after cleaning the utensils with disinfectant, but there is no need to wash them with water. However, Chen Junjie, a lecturer in the Department of Chemistry of the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, said that after the disinfectant was air-dried, it would also have a chance to touch the food surface. "there is a water-soluble substance in the disinfectant, and if you put food containing water, the disinfectant has a chance to dissolve in the food."

He also said that the disinfectant is strongly irritating at high concentrations and is not suitable for consumption. "even if you take a small amount of disinfectant, it has the opportunity to disrupt the balance of probiotics and cause harmful bacteria to grow in the stomach and intestines, causing gastrointestinal problems." He said the disinfectant is generally used in industry, such as cleaning sheets in hospitals and hotels, as well as utensils used to produce food. He was of the view that even though the official guidelines did not require appliances to be watered, he suggested that they should do so after the use of disinfectants.

In response to Hong Kong reporters' enquiries, Starbucks did not respond to which disinfectant was used in its stores and its daily usage, saying only that the company attached great importance to hygiene and cleanliness and had strict standards. Starbucks said that it had strictly complied with Fehd's guidelines and adopted licensed food-grade disinfection products, emphasizing that customer safety had always been their primary consideration.

In response to Hong Kong reporters' enquiries, the Fehd said that after receiving the report, the Fehd had sent staff to the relevant branches to find out the situation and found the above disinfectants in the stores, but no Starbucks staff had sprayed the disinfectants on the takeout cups. Staff of the Department have reminded the person-in-charge of the shop to use disinfectants in accordance with the supplier's guidelines on product labels to ensure food safety.

The reporter checked the Fehd's information and found that "Sani-Q sanitizer" is a fungicide approved by the Fehd's "Fungicides and Food Business equipment Information system". Its ingredients include alkyl dimethylphenylmethyl ammonium chloride and ethanol.

The editor estimated that Starbucks was also unconvinced. Oh, what else do you want? If you are not disinfected, you are worried about germs, and after sterilization, you are afraid of disinfectant residues! What do you want? Would you like some more?

Of course, this incident has not spread to other parts of the country for the time being, and up to now, most of us can still eat melons with arms open.

However, the editor would like to say that Starbucks is actually very hard. In order to ensure that every ice drink we buy is free of "shit" bacteria, we quietly pay too much (disinfectant), contribute too much (disinfectant), and withstand the cost pressure. There is still no price increase.

You guys really need to stop drinking Starbucks, okay?!

On one side is the fear of "shit" bacteria.

On one side, there are concerns about disinfectants.

This multiple choice question

How would you choose?