Typically a sweet drink with chewy pearls, bubble tea can often be found in colorful cups with oversized straws. But new ...

Have you had boba tea? It's often served with colorful cups with oversized straws, filled with a sweet drink and chewy little pearls.

Consumer Reports testing reveals lead contamination in popular boba pearls from major chains and retail brands.

Bubble tea, or boba, has become a favorite, especially with young people. But new safety tests from Consumer Reports show the popular drink may come with a hidden serious concern.

In a recent study, Consumer Reports (CR) discovered that Trader Joe’s Instant Boba Kits —which contain pouches of brown-sugar ...

The boba pearls in the drink are made from cassava, a known source of the heavy metalBubble tea is often made with tea, milk, ...

Fans love those tapioca boba pearls, made from cassava, but safety testing from Consumer Reports suggests the popular drink ...

Nothing like what you pour out of a kettle, bubble tea is the perfectly unique summertime treat. This Asian delicacy, also known as boba tea, is milk-based, usually pastel in hue and is served cold ...

Fans of boba tea prepare yourselves: A tapioca pearl shortage is on the horizon. A number of bubble tea shops and suppliers in the Bay Area and across the country are being affected by a dwindling ...

A panic erupted on the West Coast this week. Over a drink. It happened when beverage aficionados learned that tapioca, the starch used to make the sweet, round, chewy black bubbles — or pearls — that ...