Floater found in LAPD officer’s drink not a tampon as feared

By Mike Brest

Published July 29, 2020 4:41pm ET

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Floater found in LAPD officer’s drink not a tampon as feared — Steamed milk floats atop a cup of coffee at a cafe in Los Angeles. Superior Court Judge Elihu Berle wrote in a proposed ruling Wednesday that Starbucks and other coffee companies failed to show that the threat from a chemical compound produced in the roasting process was insignificant. At the center of the dispute is acrylamide, a carcinogen found in many cooked foods, that is produced during the roasting process. | (Richard Vogel/AP)

A Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department investigation did not find any malicious intent after a police officer found something floating in his Starbucks coffee.

Last month, an off-duty officer claimed he had discovered a tampon or feminine hygiene product in his Frappuccino, but it turns out that it was part of a cleaning cloth, according to Fox 11.

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