sammyp-
And by the way, a goy has no neemunus no matter how honest he seems!!
This is incorrect. See the first s’if in YD 98. Even according to the Rema over there there are many instances in which a non-Jew is believed. In general when a company has any possibility of getting a bad name or being sued if they lie, their testimony is perfectly reliable and accepted al pi halacha.
A Woman outside bkln-
Frappachino’s are definitely not kosher – there’s something in the emulsifier (thickening agent) that’s treif.
Not everyone holds this way (not every ingredient is black and white). You shouldn’t judge those who are meikil because there are rabbanim who hold that Frappuccinos are kosher and people might just be following their rav (like me).
The exception being the bottled Fraps that lots of stores sell. The bottle has a hechsher (sorry, can’t remember whose) on it.
The bottle has a k. The way the k symbol works is that the company hires a rabbi to certify the products, and the reason it is usually not relied upon is because they can hire whoever they want, and it can be some reform rabbi too. With Starbucks it is known that the rabbi they use is Rabbi Zevulun Charlop and therefore the k is relied upon.