California Prop 65 Coffee Mug

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.

California prop 65 coffee mug. 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. As a result acrylamide is present in our beans and brewed coffee. Some days we re afraid to breathe much less consume a brewed beverage. The regulation which has an effective date of october 1 2019 provides.

Damian dovarganes associated press by the times editorial board. By william bill murray president ceo national coffee association. 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. Proposition 65 warning chemicals known to the state of california to cause cancer and reproductive toxicity including acrylamide are present in coffee.

Proposition 65 officially known as the safe drinking water and toxic enforcement act of 1986 was enacted as a ballot initiative in november 1986. A grande day for coffee regarding proposition 65 june 27 2019 posted in technical i received word via my friend bernie henn from verisk3e recently that oehha the governing body behind california s proposition 65 declared that coffee will not be required to carry the ubiquitous label stating you could be exposed to chemicals known to cause cancer or birth defects. 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. Superior court judge elihu berle has issued a final.

A posted proposition 65 warning sign is seen behind a coffee mug at a starbucks coffee shop in burbank calif. 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. California has moved to correct a confusing contradiction on coffee and health. 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.