It’s Official Now: Starbucks Coffee With Cancer Warning To Appear in California!
Be aware, Californians, every time you go to Starbucks or any other place to buy coffee, you will now be reminded that it could kill you.
Keep on reading to know more.
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On Wednesday, Los Angeles County Superior Court Judge Elihu Berle ruled that California coffee shops are forced to warn customers about a possible cancer risk on their products.
The state keeps a list of chemicals it considers possible causes of cancer, and one of them, acrylamide, is created when coffee beans are roasted.
The carcinogen, one of the chemicals in the list, can also be found in our beloved French fries, potato chips, and even bread.
California nonprofit Council for Education and Research on Toxics sued Starbucks, Peet’s Coffee, Seattle Coffee, and other companies in 2016 claiming they violated a state law that requires them to warn customers about cancer-causing chemicals in the roasting process.
However, actually there no strong evidence linking acrylamide to cancer in humans. The organization has concluded that “it’s not yet clear if acrylamide affects cancer risk in people.”
People on social media mostly weren’t scared much and posted “whatever” reactions:
News: “Starbucks may cause cancer. Judge rules that Starbucks must put cancer warning label on all cups.”
Me: “Wow that’s crazy” pic.twitter.com/6dIPR48Tgi
— KUNTar?♀️ (@JacobAlpharo) March 29, 2018
When you see the breaking news that Starbucks now has to include a cancer warning on coffee sold in California pic.twitter.com/uu4spXTOzP
— Ryan Gorman (@ryanegorman) March 29, 2018
❗️Just in case @Starbucks lawyers are busy, I made a label.
I invite any coffee vendor to use it.
SMH pic.twitter.com/iL3uAsd4cO— Charlotte TrafficGuy (@Clt_TrafficGuy) March 30, 2018
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