OEHHA Confirms Coffee Does Not Require Prop. 65 Warnings

California’s Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment (OEHHA) has confirmed that coffee will not be required to carry warnings about risks of cancer or reproductive harm mandated by the state’s Safe Drinking Water and Toxic Enforcement Act (Prop. 65). In a June 3, 2019, tweet, the agency stated that its “coffee regulation has been approved,” finding that the chemicals “created by and inherent in roasting coffee beans or brewing coffee, do not pose a significant cancer risk.” The agency indicates that the regulation will take effect October 1, 2019.