CEO DATELINE - Association: No, coffee doesn't cause cancer
CEO DATELINE - Association: No, coffee doesn't cause cancer
- April 4, 2018 |
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The National Coffee Association is considering legal options after a California judge ruled that coffee sold in the state must carry cancer warnings.
California Superior Court Judge Elihu Berle ruled March 28 that coffee makers failed to show coffee was exempt from a 1986 law passed by state voters requiring warning labels on products containing potentially cancerous chemicals, according to the Associated Press. Coffee contains acrylamide, which can increase the likelihood of cancer in very high doses.
The California law—Proposition 65—has been controversial since its inception and has resulted in a proliferation of warning labels on a wide array of products. NCA and other critics noted that research indicates acrylamide only increases cancer risk in high doses unlikely to be consumed by humans and not found in coffee.
"Coffee has been shown, over and over again, to be a healthy beverage," NCA CEO Bill Murray said in a statement. "This lawsuit has made a mockery of Prop. 65, has confused consumers, and does nothing to improve public health."
The lawsuit was brought by the Council for Education and Research on Toxics, which has no website and shares the same office of the attorney that represents the group. NCA said the coffee industry is considering legal options following the judge's ruling. http://bit.ly/2GQMYT7
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