Folks are going to drink their coffee anyway, just as they are going to eat BBQed meat which also has mutagenic compounds that are created at high temperatures. The label might be useful for people who are truly risk averse. I donāt know the stats, but Iād wager that thereās a higher probability of being struck by a meteorite than death from latte.
Heterocyclic amines (HCAs) and polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) are chemicals formed when muscle meat, including beef, pork, fish, or poultry, is cooked using high-temperature methods, such as pan frying or grilling directly over an open flame (1). In laboratory experiments, HCAs and PAHs have been found to be mutagenicāthat is, they cause changes in DNA that may increase the risk of cancer.
āOne is acrylamide, a carcinogen present in coffee.ā
Well, that does it: Starting immediately, my little boy goes cold turkey!
Fuck you, Council for Education and Research on Toxics. Might as well slap that shit on everything.
per Cancer.gov
The major food sources of acrylamide are French fries and potato chips; crackers, bread, and cookies; breakfast cereals; canned black olives; prune juice; and coffee.
Regardless, my coffee intake will remain reasonable.
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Oh good grief.
I hate it when they live the conservative stereotype.
Make sure he doesnāt go outside very much either or wear a gas mask when he does. And cold turkey? Itās terrible for your health.
āThe result will be more gas-guzzling vehicles on the road, greater total gasoline consumption, and a significant increase in carbon dioxide emissions.ā
This is a classic example of the kind of problem you get from direct democracy. Prop 65, the ballot initiative that added the labeling requirements, uses an unreasonably strict standard for what qualifies as a chemical requiring listing. The result is that many businesses just wind up putting up warning signs whether they know of a hazard or not, and as a result people tend to ignore them as part of the general visual noise.
If you warn about everything, you warn about nothing.
Yikes. French fries soaked in coffee, black olives, Capān Crunch and oreos washed down with prune juice is what I snack on every day while watching Chris Hayes.
Do you usually watch Chris Hayes while sitting on the throne?
I pay attention to warnings and try to exercise, eat reasonably, etc. as I want to be around for awhile and see the direction my sonsā lives take. But Iām NOT giving up coffee. Iām just going to print copies of all of those articles claiming that a reasonable caffeine intake is good for the aging mind and paste them all over my house. Problem solved.
true enough on most points. but barbecue uses low heat - rarely getting over 180. (thatās why it takes so long.) but if you mean āgrilling,ā then yeah, you get that point too.
Irish whiskey in coffee neutralizes all the bad stuff in the brew. I use it for health reasons only.
āGrillinā is killin!ā 
āBut Iām NOT giving up coffee.ā
Me either!
Carcinogen macchiato with whipped cream, please!
Iād wager that thereās a higher probability of being struck by a meteorite than death from latte.
I certainly hope youāre right 'cause, if not, Iām so dead.
Donāt forget me, big boy!
California will ignore this, and auto manufacturers have to comply with California standards if they want to stay in the US market.
Cancer rates are climbing. If we ignore the causes then we resign our fate. Labeling is a good first step towards doing something about the problem. In this case there might be a better way to prepare the beans that reduces the carcinogens. But if we ignore the problem, then we will never consider solving it.