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Starbucks, the world's largest coffee shop, was caught using expired ingredients in China.

Starbucks immediately closed those stores.



This is Beijing Correspondent Kim Ji-sung.



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is a Starbucks store in Wuxi, Jiangsu Province, China.




There are no expiration dates on the fresh cream and tea liquid containers.



[Starbucks employee: (Why is there no (expiry date) mark on this?) Because the expiration date has passed. (The person in charge said to remove it?) That's right.] The



same was true for chocolate syrup, matcha juice, and peach pulp.



Some of the expired ones were mixed with a new one and a new label was put on it, or the expired label was removed and a new one was put on it.



Another store in Wuxi sold bread and sandwiches that were only sold on the same day, the next day.



[Starbucks employee: Because of waste. These things are bought with store money. (Are you considering the rate of profit?) Yes.]



Hygiene issues also surfaced.



It was also used to clean the coffee machine, etc. after a simple cleaning of the towels used to wipe the trash can.



[Starbucks employee: (Can I clean the inside and outside of the trash can?) (What about this towel?) Wash it and put it away.]



This situation was discovered by a Chinese reporter who had a job undercover at the store, and the related article received close to 500 million views on Chinese social media.



The number of Starbucks stores in China is 5,400, second only to the United States, with 650 new stores opening this year alone as coffee consumption among young people in China increases.



Starbucks has promised to immediately close two of the caught stores and inspect all stores in China.



All Starbucks stores in China are directly managed by the head office, but they are hurried to evolve in order to avoid the spread of sparks.



(Video coverage: Choi Duk-hyun, video editing: Jung Yong-hwa, CG: Uhm So-min, screen source: China's 'Shining News')