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Civil Litigation

Jun. 5, 2019

State’s rule saying coffee chemical isn’t cancerous affects pending suit

Now that the state of California has adopted a regulation stating chemicals in coffee don’t pose a cancer risk, parties will fight over its validity as it relates to pending litigation in Los Angeles County Superior Court.

State’s rule saying coffee chemical isn’t cancerous affects pending suit
Raphael Metzger

Now that the state has adopted a regulation stating chemicals in coffee don't pose a cancer risk, parties will fight over its validity as it relates to pending litigation in Los Angeles County Superior Court.

Last year Judge Elihu M. Berle ruled coffee producers and vendors did not establish there was any safe level of acrylamide, a chemical the industry says is key to mak...

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