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Acrylamide
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Food Safety News
Firms rush to market with acrylamide control product ahead of new regs
By Dan Flynn
No one knew acrylamide even existed until it was discovered in 2002. It’s been around close to forever, though. Awareness of the chemical raised a problem. It is "reasonably anticipated…
The Daily Intake
FDA Issues Statement Regarding Labeling Coffee as a Carcinogen Consistent with California Proposition 65
California Proposition 65 requires manufacturers to provide clear and reasonable warnings to consumers before exposing them to over 950 listed carcinogens, including acrylamide. As reported in this blog yesterday, California’s…
Food Law Blog
New Ruling on Acrylamide Brings Breakfast Back to the Table – First Coffee, Now Cereal
By Wendel Rosen
[Author note: this post was written by Wendel Rosen attorney Wendy Manley.] Just weeks after a court determined that a Proposition 65 (Prop 65) warning is required for acrylamide…
A Seat at the Table
California Appeals Court Reverses Decision Requiring Proposition 65 Warnings on Cereals for Acrylamide
By Martin Hahn, Xin Tao, Erika Ward
A California appeals court has reversed a trial court decision that would require businesses to post Proposition 65 cancer warnings on certain breakfast cereals for acrylamide. The court ruled that…
The Daily Intake
California Court Rules Cereals Not Required to Bear Proposition 65 Warnings (Law360 Subscription Required)
On Monday, July 16, a California appeals court reversed a decision that would have required food manufacturers to label cereal products with cancer warnings, as per Proposition 65. As we…
Food Law Blog
Regulators Prepare to Roast Prop 65 Coffee Warning Requirement
By Bill Acevedo
My favorite Megan Mullally quote, and there are many, is her ode to coffee: “I’ll quit coffee. It won’t be easy drinking my Bailey’s straight, but I’ll get used to…
Consumer products law blog
California proposes to exempt coffee from Prop 65 warning requirement
On April 12, 2018, we wrote about the decision in Council for Research on Education in Toxics v. Starbucks, in which a California Superior Court judge rejected the evidence presented…
The Daily Intake
Judge Sides with Proposition 65 Plaintiffs in Acrylamide in Coffee Case
In a recent proposed statement of decision, LA Superior Court Judge Elihu Berle dealt a blow to Starbucks and a number of other defendants in a case regarding Proposition 65…
Food Safety News
Go ahead, bend your elbows for that morning fix: Coffee’s OK
Java enthusiasts can brew in peace as new research shows that the presence of acrylamide, a known carcinogenic chemical, in nine of the top selling coffee brands is undetectable. The Clean Label Project – a national nonprofit focused on…
Food Safety News
UK prepares to comply with Europe’s new acrylamide rules
By News Desk
Food businesses in Europe must take "practical steps" to manage acrylamide within their food safety management systems beginning in April. New European Union legislation describes "practical measures" food businesses must take…