For many white-collar workers in the workplace, do they often drink a cup of coffee to refresh themselves when they stay up late and work overtime? However, if they drink too much coffee, they are likely to have cancer risk, so be careful.
As early as the beginning of this year, a ruling on coffee shocked coffee drinkers, the Associated Press reported. The ruling was final on Monday. A judge in Los Angeles ruled that coffee sold in California must carry a cancer warning.
Elihu Berle, a high court judge in Los Angeles, said Starbucks Corp and other companies or retailers could not prove that the benefits of drinking coffee outweigh the risk of carcinogens in roasting. In fact, he tried to make the same written decision in March.
A non-profit organization has sued about 90 companies, including Keurig green mountain Inc. and Peet & rsquo; s operating Co. Inc., for failing to put cancer warnings on potentially carcinogenic products in accordance with legal requirements.
Coffee makers have not denied that acrylamide is a carcinogen in coffee. But they claim that the substance is in a harmless standard, and to make coffee have an essential taste, it will inevitably produce such substances, so the law should remove the restrictions on its products.
The final judgment cleared the way for the Education Commission and toxic research to seek a long-term compulsory measure. The mandatory measure means either labeling coffee as a warning or removing chemicals from its products - the same as the potato chip makers, who were similarly sued a few years ago.
Raphael Metzger, a lawyer representing the nonprofit, said he hoped that after some discussion, the eight year old case would be resolved. 'I've been a lawyer for many years, and I've never met anyone like that,' says metzig. 'they've lost faith, and we're determined to get it.'. What needs to be considered now is the nature and form of coercive measures and how to evaluate the degree of punishment.
Coffee makers say they are facing many options, including appeals. They think cancer warnings are misleading, and a lot of research has shown the benefits of drinking coffee. However, no immediate response has been received from the manufacturer and its lawyers for their comments on the decision.