Starbucks Corp and other coffee sellers must put a cancer warning on coffee sold in California, a Los Angeles judge has ruled, possibly exposing the companies to millions of dollars in fines. One of those chemicals is acrylamide, a byproduct of roasting coffee beans that is present in high levels in brewed coffee. Starbucks Corp and other coffee sellers must put a cancer warning on coffee sold in California, a Los Angeles judge has ruled, possibly exposing the companies to millions of dollars in fines'Cancer warning labels on coffee would be misleading. Officials from Dunkin´ Donuts, McDonald's Corp , Peet's and other big coffee sellers did not immediately respond to requests for comment. In the second phase of the trial, defendants failed to prove there was an acceptable 'alternative' risk level for the carcinogen, court documents showed.

Source: Daily Mail March 30, 2018 03:23 UTC