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Starbucks is not ending its extra charge for plant-based milks

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  • Starbucks is not stopping its practice of charging for plant-based milk on January 1, 2022.

  • A fake press release was put out on Thursday by an unknown organization claiming to be Starbucks.

Editor's note: A previous version of this story repeated a fake press release's claims as true. The story has been updated.

Starbucks will continue charging customers extra for plant-based milk despite a fake press release put out by an unknown organization claiming to be Starbucks, the company confirmed to Insider.

The press release, which was sent out to reporters on Thursday, claimed the chain was ending the practice to fight "dietary racism."