A Los Angeles judge has ruled that California law requires coffee companies to carry a cancer warning label. A third phase of trial will later determine any civil penalties that coffee companies must pay. Coffee companies have said that's not feasible and would make their product taste bad. Many coffee companies have already posted warnings that specifically say acrylamide is found in coffee and is among chemicals that cause cancer. The World Health Organization's research arm says very hot drinks probably have the potential to cause cancer in humans 2:07Berle said the coffee companies failed to show that.

Source: CBC News March 29, 2018 21:59 UTC