Civil Litigation,
Government
Nov. 12, 2019
Warning label requirements for chemical in coffee said to be unconstitutional
California’s law requiring labels on coffee and other foods warning about alleged cancer danger from one of the ingredients is a “draconian” violation of First Amendment free speech rights and should no longer be the subject of lawsuits, according to a motion for preliminary injunction filed by the state Chamber of Commerce.
California's law requiring labels on coffee and other foods warning of a cancer danger from one of its ingredients violates First Amendment free speech rights and should no longer be the subject of lawsuits, according to a motion for preliminary injunction filed by the state Chamber of Commerce.
The chamber's lawsuit is based on a new state regulation stating acrylamide, the chemical that makes coffee palatable, is not a health haza...
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