Consumers who purchased Starbucks coffee, represented by Hagens Berman, brought a class action alleging the company misled buyers about ethical sourcing and contaminants in its decaffeinated product. The complaint claims farms certified under Starbucks’ C.A.F.E. Practices were repeatedly found by journalists and monitors to commit serious labor-law and human-rights violations, and that Starbucks refused to disclose remediation efforts. Independent testing of its decaf house‑blend medium roast reportedly found VOCs: methylene chloride (22 ppb), benzene (28 ppb, 23 ppb above the EPA’s safe level), and toluene (87 ppb). The suit contends Starbucks’ statements that its coffee consists solely of Arabica beans concealed consumers’ exposure to these chemicals.