In California, coffee may have a cancer warning.

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Coffee is a drink we like to love and hate. Okay? Is it bad? it's toxic to some Coca-Cola and other people's mysteries. However, if this non-profit organization has such a method, your next brewing may be severely warned, just like cigarettes.

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The Toxicology Education and Research Council has a simple goal: for those who make, distribute and retail coffee to inform consumers that a cup of Joe's carcinogenic chemicals are lurking. To that end, they filed a lawsuit in 2010, and the Associated Press reported that the company owns about 90 companies, including grocery stores, retail stores, small coffee stores and even coffee giant Starbucks, which do not meet California's Safety Act on drinking water and toxic enforcement laws that require warning signs when consumers are exposed to dangerous chemicals.

"the intention is not to scare people," said Allan Hirsch, chief representative of the California Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment. "the goal is to help people make smarter decisions, and if you continue to buy a product that exposes you to chemicals, as long as you are told."

Your coffee contains acrylamide, but should you care?

So, what is this carcinogenic chemical? It is acrylamide, a by-product of coffee roasting, and can also be found in other cooked foods such as French fries and barbecue bread. There is no dispute over the existence of acrylamide, but the coffee industry believes that it exists at harmless levels, and that the benefits of coffee outweigh the risks of chemicals, CNBC reported. The World Health Organization says acrylamide "may be carcinogenic to humans".

Lawyers defending the coffee industry returned to court in Los Angeles on Monday to finally guard against lawsuits.

"if coffee is not available, it is hard to imagine a product that would satisfy this exemption," James Schultz, a defence lawyer, said in court documents. AP reports. The answer to the question of whether Proposition 65 requires coffee to carry a cancer warning must be emphasized. "

So far, two well-recognized chains in California have ordered suits. Gas station franchise BP and doughnut chain Yum Yum have agreed to pay fines-BP agreed to pay $675000 and Yum Yum agreed to fine $250000 and issued a warning.

Will this stop you from drinking coffee? What do you think of these new health statements? Let us know in the comments!