The Monday Morning Stimulus

At Da Mail, Buzz kill! California could BAN decaf coffee or force manufacturers to change recipes under new bill that outlaws cancer chemical

California lawmakers are seeking to ban decaffeinated coffee or force companies to change their recipes to remove a chemical linked to cancer.

The majority of decaffeinated coffees are made using methylene chloride, also found in paint stripper, which is used to remove caffeine from the coffee beans during the manufacturing process.

Both the EPA and International Agency for Research on Cancer have labeled methylene chloride as a 'probable carcinogen', after studies linked it to cancers in the blood, breasts and other parts of the body.

But under new legislation, filed by Democrat Assembleymember Eloise Reyes, the state would ban decaf coffee produced using this chemical — forcing manufacturers to switch recipes or face a $10,000 fine.

Decaf is an abomination, but so is this law. 

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