Chemical Kim
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Friday 24 July 2026 23:40:41 GMT
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That One Chick... :
I doubt a barista is making it a few times a shift. They are breathing it in 8 hours a day cus that powder is moved, opened, scooped constantly. Also, are you trying to sell us on caking agent as something we should be ok to put in our bodies?? Just cus it’s in everything doesn’t mean it’s good for us to ingest.
2026-07-25 18:15:23
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yeah, but you’re disregarding that people still get short-term irritation, and to say that it isn’t dangerous to inhale powder is just wrong and the issue is that Starbucks isn’t providing masks so you want someone to bring a mask to mix a product that a store is providing why can’t Starbucks provide that mask
2026-07-25 22:30:16
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TheNormalArnold :
so many of my peers and coworkers are getting dry throt from the powder. we are constantly making the drink many time in a shot time. the powder us physically in the air and so msny of us are already feeling sick just from the powder. this hasn't been a problem till the blending powder.
2026-07-25 21:08:26
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ShellEMonGo :
My doctor says that there is no such thing as a safe and ingestible silica. So I’ll stick with that
2026-07-26 10:44:02
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Georgia Lee :
Is Starbucks going to supply the masks? N95 respirators are not cheap
2026-08-11 22:17:00
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Chemical Kim :
If this helps: Scooping powder a few times a shift doesn’t create a dust cloud like grinding stone does or the same lung damaging silica. Even generously assuming a dusty scoop-and-pour job kicks up something like 0.5 mg/m3 of total airborne powder particles (already a high estimate for careful food service handling, compare to flour mill studies), and silica is 2% of that, you get roughly 10 micrograms per cubic meter of silica in the air. That’s already a fifth of the lung cancer causing crystalline silica Permissible Exposure Limit (PEL), and again, it’s the wrong kind of silica to even count toward that limit.
2026-07-26 20:39:03
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kale_cosplays :
I inhaled it for 2 seconds today around 8am. It's currently 11pm and my throat still hurts. I had to cancel my singing lessons this week because I wasn't able to practice due to the severe irritation it causes me. 😭 One of my coworkers lost her voice, my throat literally feels like it's closing up from it ( i have allergies so I know what it's like for my throat to close up). We can't wear masks because we need accommodations and they will try their hardest to not accept it.
2026-08-14 03:37:14
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Well Well Well :
Kim you're the best. Thanks for the educational content. Just ignore all of these other TikTok degree chemists 👍.
2026-07-26 17:39:28
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Megan Wilbanks :
definitely hear what you’re saying, but also, idk how I would feel if I walked into a Starbucks or anywhere that serves food and drinks and the staff were wearing masks. I probs would not be ordering anything.
2026-07-31 19:26:38
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𝑈𝑠𝑒𝑟 𝑆𝑖𝑛𝑠 :
only in US ...
2026-07-25 02:38:00
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Fkn Ryan :
All I came to see, is it safe to drink. My daughter is always getting the pink drink 😳
2026-07-25 23:02:14
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Corny :
we arent allowed to wear masks...
2026-08-01 17:36:20
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Madface :
I can’t tag you in all the videos of people complaining about how they feel because of privacy settings. How convenient.
2026-07-26 11:07:31
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TopGun :
Damage control
2026-07-27 10:48:30
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lbx850 :
What exactly counts as “high volume dust exposure”? If a barista is making these drinks 8 hours a day over the course of weeks..does that not count? Have you seen the level of dust getting into the air from them scooping the powder? From blending the drinks? Etc.
2026-07-26 17:30:14
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chrissy :
does it have Splenda
2026-08-01 15:20:52
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countrygirlaz :
Regardless, we shouldn’t disregard how people feel from any type of exposure that’s given minimal or not.
2026-07-27 19:40:12
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patriotplumber1776 :
in 5 years they will say its bad for you and in 8 years it will be a fad diet
2026-07-25 14:08:16
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user4969412412139 :
I don't understand why people go to Starbucks.
2026-07-25 14:15:31
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Georgia Lee :
Next do crystal cat litter
2026-08-11 22:16:36
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customer.support :
They just don’t like it, not an issue
2026-07-27 13:33:57
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foxbot :
you proved them wrong with facts and they still want to argue in the comments because it doesn't fit their sensationalist narrative
2026-07-29 22:37:37
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Kilrah3.0 :
They hear a word and freak out. Or see the stupid California warning on everything and do the same.
2026-07-25 00:09:13
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meliahmeliahmeliah :
♥️♥️♥️
2026-08-30 12:56:03
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