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Proposed OEHHA Regulation Declares No Significant Risk of Listed Proposition 65 Chemicals in Coffee
03 July 2018
On Friday, June 15th, the California Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment (OEHHA) announced a proposed regulation clarifying that exposures to Proposition 65 chemicals in coffee do not pose a significant cancer risk.
The proposal follows a recent California Superior Court ruling that the coffee industry failed to meet its burden of proof on its alternative significant risk level (ASRL) affirmative defense to its failure to warn of the presence of acrylamide in coffee under Proposition 65. The proposed regulation is significant as, if adopted, it would effectively exempt coffee products from Proposition 65 carcinogen warning requirements.
Authored by Martin Hahn, Xin Tao & Erika Ward.
Washington, D.C.
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