{"id":119541,"date":"2017-09-26T02:57:44","date_gmt":"2017-09-26T06:57:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/?p=119541"},"modified":"2017-09-26T02:57:44","modified_gmt":"2017-09-26T06:57:44","slug":"coffee-sold-in-california-could-carry-cancer-warning-labels","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/2017\/09\/26\/coffee-sold-in-california-could-carry-cancer-warning-labels\/","title":{"rendered":"Coffee sold in California could carry cancer warning labels"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Coffee could carry an ominous cancer warning in California if a non-profit group prevails in a Los Angeles courtroom. (Photo<\/a> by Rafael Salda\u00f1a\/Flickr<\/a>, CC BY 2.0<\/a>)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

LOS ANGELES \u2014 Coffee could carry an ominous cancer warning in California if a non-profit group prevails in a Los Angeles courtroom.<\/p>\n

An attorney representing the Council for Education and Research on Toxics is presenting evidence to a judge in a 7-year-old case aimed at Starbucks and distributors and retailers.<\/p>\n

The council says coffee companies violated a state law requiring they warn consumers about a chemical created in the roasting process that could cause cancer.<\/p>\n

Acrylamide is on the state’s list of dangerous chemicals that must be disclosed to consumers.<\/p>\n

Attorneys for about 90 companies acknowledge acrylamide is present but say it’s at harmless levels and is outweighed by benefits from drinking coffee.<\/p>\n

They also claim coffee should be exempt because the chemical results naturally from cooking coffee beans that’s necessary to make them tasty.<\/p>\n

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