"For coffee drinkers in California, health warnings on their morning fix will soon be commonplace. Earlier this month, a legal battle involving Starbucks and the Brad Barry Company was brought to a close. Unfortunately, coffee regulation in California is the latest example of pseudoscience influencing public policy.
Does It Actually Cause Cancer?The Council for Education and Research on Toxics accused these companies of violating Proposition 65, which requires warning labels for all known health risks. Coffee contains the chemical acrylamide, a carcinogen. Acrylamide naturally occurs during the roasting process and is present in coffee.
While multiple national and international agencies have listed acrylamide as a potential carcinogen, the National Cancer Institute is less certain. In their overview of the existing studies, they found that acrylamide has been found to cause mutations in rodents. However, humans and rodents process acrylamide differently, and as a result, there are no studies that suggest acrylamide has the same impact on humans."
https://fee.org/articles/starbucks-is-the-latest-victim-of-pseudoscience/
Does It Actually Cause Cancer?The Council for Education and Research on Toxics accused these companies of violating Proposition 65, which requires warning labels for all known health risks. Coffee contains the chemical acrylamide, a carcinogen. Acrylamide naturally occurs during the roasting process and is present in coffee.
While multiple national and international agencies have listed acrylamide as a potential carcinogen, the National Cancer Institute is less certain. In their overview of the existing studies, they found that acrylamide has been found to cause mutations in rodents. However, humans and rodents process acrylamide differently, and as a result, there are no studies that suggest acrylamide has the same impact on humans."
https://fee.org/articles/starbucks-is-the-latest-victim-of-pseudoscience/