California Prop 65 Coffee Mug

Superior court judge elihu berle has issued a final.

California prop 65 coffee mug. California has moved to correct a confusing contradiction on coffee and health. By william bill murray president ceo national coffee association. The safe drinking water and toxic enforcement act better known as proposition 65 requires warning labels for about 900 chemicals known to cause cancer or birth defects. Some days we re afraid to breathe much less consume a brewed beverage.

Proposition 65 warning chemicals known to the state of california to cause cancer and reproductive toxicity including acrylamide are present in coffee. After being visually assaulted with prop 65 warning signs on every available wall space we d be willing to try to get along without our friends at cdph. The proposition protects the state s drinking water sources from being contaminated with chemicals known to cause cancer birth defects or other reproductive harm and requires businesses to inform californians about exposures to such chemicals. Acrylamide is not added to our products but results from cooking such as when coffee beans are roasted.

On june 3 2019 the california office of administrative law approved a regulation adopted by the california environmental office of health hazard assessment oehha exempting chemicals in coffee from prop 65 s warning requirement. A posted proposition 65 warning sign is seen behind a coffee mug at a starbucks coffee shop in burbank calif. Proposition 65 officially known as the safe drinking water and toxic enforcement act of 1986 was enacted as a ballot initiative in november 1986. In this march 30 2018 photo a posted proposition 65 warning sign is seen behind a coffee mug at a starbucks coffee shop in burbank calif.

Technicam notitia the technical bits mug holds 11oz 325ml of your favorite hot or cold beverage. Damian dovarganes associated press by the times editorial board. As a result acrylamide is present in our beans and brewed coffee. California s office of administrative law oal has signed off on a proposed rule that exempts coffee from the need to bear a cancer warning under proposition 65 with every cup sold.