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CA judge orders warning on coffee.
April 7, 2018 at 7:26 am
This feels like over reach and a waste of time and money.
Superior Court Judge Elihu Berle rules California law requires coffee companies to carry a cancer warning label because of a chemical produced in roasting.:
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/03/30/busin...rning.html
The chemical in question is acrylamide. Guess what else it's in (short list):
https://www.healwithfood.org/list/foods-...lamide.php
Why did the judge single out coffee?
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RE: CA judge orders warning on coffee.
April 7, 2018 at 7:33 am
Considering your name, do you think this might be a case of personal bias?
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RE: CA judge orders warning on coffee.
April 7, 2018 at 7:41 am
(April 7, 2018 at 7:33 am)alpha male Wrote: Considering your name, do you think this might be a case of personal bias?
You god damn son of a bitch. It's a funkin roasting problem, not brewing. How dare you besmirch my name. JFC!
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RE: CA judge orders warning on coffee.
April 7, 2018 at 7:42 am
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(April 7, 2018 at 7:26 am)mh.brewer Wrote: This feels like over reach and a waste of time and money.
Superior Court Judge Elihu Berle rules California law requires coffee companies to carry a cancer warning label because of a chemical produced in roasting.: https://www.nytimes.com/2018/03/30/busin...rning.html
The chemical in question is acrylamide. Guess what else it's in (short list): https://www.healwithfood.org/list/foods-...lamide.php
Why did the judge single out coffee?
There is an overwhelming body of scientific evidence which supports the health benefits of drinking coffee daily, including a reduced risk of some cancers. I don’t think acrylamide is well studied in humans, and I’m all for further investigation, but this is definitely an over reach. All it’s going to do is scare people and confuse them further.
Brb...I need a cup of coffee. 😝
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RE: CA judge orders warning on coffee.
April 7, 2018 at 7:48 am
I loooooooooooooove coffee... so: cancer, here I come!
As to the OP, I think we might cross a threshold where the labels themselves become meaningless. Looking at all the stuff on that list (like french fries etc.), it makes me think if we labeled all that stuff kids will be like: "Yeah, so there is a cancer warning on cigarettes. So what? The same warning is on french fries."
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RE: CA judge orders warning on coffee.
April 7, 2018 at 8:41 am
(April 7, 2018 at 7:48 am)vulcanlogician Wrote: I loooooooooooooove coffee... so: cancer, here I come!
As to the OP, I think we might cross a threshold where the labels themselves become meaningless. Looking at all the stuff on that list (like french fries etc.), it makes me think if we labeled all that stuff kids will be like: "Yeah, so there is a cancer warning on cigarettes. So what? The same warning is on french fries."
Very good point. Unintended consequences.
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RE: CA judge orders warning on coffee.
April 7, 2018 at 8:47 am
I think it's definitely an over reach, like most other laws on the books. Pretty soon there will be a new tax for printing the labels.
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RE: CA judge orders warning on coffee.
April 7, 2018 at 8:56 am
Cancer, schmancer. It is in everyone's best interest that I remain caffeinated.
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RE: CA judge orders warning on coffee.
April 7, 2018 at 10:25 am
Caffeine is a tranquilizer for him.
