Despite Court Ruling, There's No Certain Science Linking Coffee to Cancer
By Laura Geggel, Senior Writer | March 30, 2018 09:30am ET
Attention, coffee drinkers: A judge in California has ruled that coffee companies in the Golden State must label each cup of joe with a cancer warning label.
But what sparked this decision, and more importantly, does drinking coffee increase the risk of developing cancer?
In short, roasted coffee beans contain a known carcinogen, a chemical called acrylamide. But it's unclear whether acrylamide levels in coffee are high enough to pose a health risk to humans, Live Science previously reported. [10 Interesting Facts About Coffee]
https://www.livescience.com/62177-california-coffee-cancer-warning.html
