Cancer in coffee: Judge orders retailers to give health warning
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in his decision berle said defendants failed to satisfy their burden of proving by a preponderance of evidence that consumption of coffee confers a benefit to human health2 a judge in los angeles california united states has ordered coffees globally known retailer starbucks corp and other coffee sellers to put a cancer warning on coffee sold in the state2 one of those chemicals is acrylamide a byproduct of roasting coffee beans that is present in high levels in brewed coffee2 los angeles superior court judge elihu berle said in a decision dated wednesday that starbucks and other companies had failed to show there was no significant risk from a carcinogen produced in the coffee roasting process court documents showed2 starbucks and other defendants have until april 10 to file objections to the decision2 starbucks declined to comment referring reporters to a statement by the national coffee association nca that said the industry was considering an appeal and further legal actions2 cancer warning labels on coffee would be misleading. the u.s. governments own dietary guidelines state that coffee can be part of a healthy lifestyle the nca statement said2 a little-known not-for-profit group sued some 90 coffee retailers including starbucks on grounds they were violating a california law requiring companies to warn consumers of chemicals in their products that could cause cancer2 officials from dunkin donuts mcdonalds corp peets and other big coffee sellers did not immediately respond to requests for comment reuters reported2 the lawsuit was filed in 2010 by the council for education and research on toxics cert. it calls for fines as large as 2500 per person for every exposure to the chemical since 2002 at the defendants shops in california2 any civil penalties which will be decided in a third phase of the trial could be huge in california which has a population of nearly 40 million2 certs lawyer raphael metzger did not immediately respond to a request for comment2 starbucks lost the first phase of the trial in which it failed to show the level of acrylamide in coffee was below that which would pose a significant risk of cancer. in the second phase of the trial defendants failed to prove there was an acceptable alternative risk level for the carcinogen court documents showed2 several defendants in the case settled before wednesdays decision agreeing to post signage about the cancer-linked chemical and pay millions in fines according to published reports2

Cancer in coffee: Judge orders retailers to give health warning
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in his decision berle said defendants failed to satisfy their burden of proving by a preponderance of evidence that consumption of coffee confers a benefit to human health2 a judge in los angeles california united states has ordered coffees globally known retailer starbucks corp and other coffee sellers to put a cancer warning on coffee sold in the state2 one of those chemicals is acrylamide a byproduct of roasting coffee beans that is present in high levels in brewed coffee2 los angeles superior court judge elihu berle said in a decision dated wednesday that starbucks and other companies had failed to show there was no significant risk from a carcinogen produced in the coffee roasting process court documents showed2 starbucks and other defendants have until april 10 to file objections to the decision2 starbucks declined to comment referring reporters to a statement by the national coffee association nca that said the industry was considering an appeal and further legal actions2 cancer warning labels on coffee would be misleading. the u.s. governments own dietary guidelines state that coffee can be part of a healthy lifestyle the nca statement said2 a little-known not-for-profit group sued some 90 coffee retailers including starbucks on grounds they were violating a california law requiring companies to warn consumers of chemicals in their products that could cause cancer2 officials from dunkin donuts mcdonalds corp peets and other big coffee sellers did not immediately respond to requests for comment reuters reported2 the lawsuit was filed in 2010 by the council for education and research on toxics cert. it calls for fines as large as 2500 per person for every exposure to the chemical since 2002 at the defendants shops in california2 any civil penalties which will be decided in a third phase of the trial could be huge in california which has a population of nearly 40 million2 certs lawyer raphael metzger did not immediately respond to a request for comment2 starbucks lost the first phase of the trial in which it failed to show the level of acrylamide in coffee was below that which would pose a significant risk of cancer. in the second phase of the trial defendants failed to prove there was an acceptable alternative risk level for the carcinogen court documents showed2 several defendants in the case settled before wednesdays decision agreeing to post signage about the cancer-linked chemical and pay millions in fines according to published reports2