Starbucks PR Still Evades the Truth (a truthful look at Sbux)

To the reader: Many concerned customers have been emailing, faxing and calling Starbucks with their concerns about issues addressed by this campaign. The following letter is a typical reponse to those concerns sent by Starbucks to a concerned consumer in London.

Thank-you for contacting Starbucks Coffee Company.

Thank-you for your inquiry regarding genetic modification of Starbucks foods. We recognize that this issue is of increasing concern to our customers. At Starbucks we have a long standing commitment to address the social and environmental effects of our business (for the real truth, click here) and are actively seeking to understand the agricultural issues related to our foods and beverages.

Beginning with our coffee, our research has shown that all of our coffee beans are free from genetic modification (so far this is true, but Starbucks has not agreed to avoid GE coffee once it's on the market. To learn more of the truth, click here). Also, to the best of our knowledge, none of our products contain genetically modified ingredients. (for the real truth, click here)

Thank you again for contacting Starbucks Coffee Company

Sincerely yours,

Malecia Adu

Customer Care