A short video testing out an ingredient used in some Starbucks blended drinks has been viewed more than 8.3 million times, racking up over 14,000 comments and a wave of concern online, with viewers debating everything from food safety regulation to whether they should keep ordering their usual Frappuccino.
The video, posted to TikTok account PLAZA, shows a Starbucks employee and a friend, referred to as Lori, opening and examining what the caption calls “blending powder,” an ingredient the creator says has recently appeared in more of the chain’s drinks. “Okay guys so this is me and Lori, we’re gonna be testing out the blending powder because, as you guys know, it’s toxic,” the creator says at the start of the clip, before Lori jokingly adds, “Bro, you’re gonna get cancer.”
