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Published: 2026-04-04 Author: World Gafei

Last Updated: 2026/04/04, Professional coffee knowledge exchange more coffee bean information please pay attention to the coffee workshop (Wechat official account cafe_style) ▲ in the future coffee products in California must add a possible coffee carcinogenic warning. The California Superior Court ruled on Monday that coffee sellers such as Starbucks and 7-11 must add warnings such as coffee may cause cancer in the future. Put forward this

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▲ in the future, coffee products in California will have to add a warning that coffee may cause cancer.

The California Superior Court ruled on Monday that future coffee sellers such as Starbucks and 7-11 must add warnings such as "coffee may cause cancer." The toxicological Education and Research Association (Council for Education and Research on Toxics,CERT), which filed the lawsuit, said it hoped the verdict would force stores to change the way coffee is made and reduce the production of carcinogens.

California High Court Judge Elihu Berle pointed out in the verdict that companies, including Starbucks, could not provide valid evidence that "the benefits of drinking coffee outweigh the possible risk of cancer." therefore, he ruled that coffee shops in California in the future must add warnings such as possible cancer.

Acrylamide, an odorless chemical found in most coffee, is on California's list of 100 chemicals that "may be carcinogenic or harmful to health," CERT said. Defendants such as Starbucks argue that acrylamide is a "natural product" in the baking process and that acrylamide does not pose a health risk.

Raphael Metzger, a lawyer representing CERT, said most of the defendant companies had agreed to participate in mediation to resolve the matter. Rafael also mentioned that "the purpose of the CERT is to allow coffee manufacturers to change their coffee roasting methods and reduce acrylamide levels." He also admitted that "for coffee addicts like me, it's no use just adding warnings."

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