California Looks to Cancel Cancer Warning Label on Coffee

California's Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment held its last hearing at which public comments would be taken about its proposal to exempt coffee from the cancer warnings required under Proposition 65, reports the Los Angeles Times. Most of the testimony came from the California coffee and food retail industry, claiming the warnings would harm the industry.

The office will be accepting comments until Aug. 30. "If all goes well, we anticipate approval by the end of November," an agency spokesman says. The rule could become effective in early 2019, according to the report. Full Story

Related: Calif. Rules Cereals Don't Need Cancer Warnings; Coffee Companies File to Oppose Warning Labels.

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