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Coffee Requires Cancer Warning, California Judge Rules (cnbc.com)
Scientists haven't rendered a verdict on whether coffee is good or bad for you but a California judge has. He says coffee sellers in the state should have to post cancer warnings. From a report: The culprit is a chemical produced in the bean roasting process that is a known carcinogen and has been at the heart of an eight-year legal struggle between a tiny nonprofit group and Big Coffee. The Council for Education and Research on Toxics wanted the coffee industry to remove acrylamide from its processing -- like potato chip makers did when it sued them years ago -- or disclose the danger in ominous warning signs or labels. The industry, led by Starbucks, said the level of the chemical in coffee isn't harmful and any risks are outweighed by benefits. Los Angeles Superior Court Judge Elihu Berle said Wednesday that the coffee makers hadn't presented the proper grounds at trial to prevail.
The headline is idiotic, not the lawsuit. The issue here is the way coffee is processed and the chemicals Starbucks and others are using in their supply chain. The sooner this poison is removed, the sooner we can get back at enjoying a cup of coffee without worrying about what other things are included in the recipe.
This is the same process that has occurred when most soft drink companies were "convinced" to stop using flame retardants (BVO) in their beverages, although it's still present in Mountain Dew and Fresca.
lucm, indeed.
The are cancer.
There! Fixed that for you!