Starbucks is accused of exposing customers at New York City locations to a toxic pesticide, according to two new lawsuits. Starbucks released a statement about the lawsuits on May 21, saying the claims “lack merit.”
The two lawsuits were filed in a New York state and federal court, alleging that some Manhattan locations exposed consumers to a pesticide toxin, DDVP, or Dichlorvos, that isn’t meant to be around people or food. DDVP is contained in No-Pest Strips that were allegedly used in some of the Starbucks locations, the Daily Mail reported.
