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California Moves To Declare Coffee Safe From Cancer Risk, Despite Ruling

LOS ANGELES (AP) - California health officials are proposing a regulation change that would declare coffee doesn't present a significant cancer risk.

The proposal announced Friday would counter a recent state court ruling that found coffee should carry warning labels because of a carcinogen found in every cup of brew.

The Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment says that a review of more than 1,000 studies published this week by the World Health Organization found inadequate evidence that coffee causes cancer.

If the regulation is adopted it would be a huge win for the coffee industry which faced potentially massive civil penalties after losing a lawsuit over the issue.

A nonprofit group successfully sued Starbucks and other roasters and retailers to require warnings on coffee because of a cancer-causing chemical produced in the roasting process.

 

Copyright 2018 The Associated Press.

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