California judge orders Starbucks to add cancer warnings to all its labels over little-known chemical in coffee (SBUX)

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  • A judge has ruled that Starbucks must add cancer warnings to its coffee cups in California.
  • A lawsuit, filed in 2010, accused coffee companies of violating state law by not warning consumers that a chemical in their products could cause cancer.
  • Starbucks, along with other chains supported by the National Coffee Association, is considering appealing the case. 

Starbucks drinkers in California could expect to see cancer warnings on their coffee cups in the future.

On Wednesday, a Los Angeles judge ruled in favor of a nonprofit that sued 90 coffee companies on the grounds that they have failed to comply with a state law that requires companies to warn consumers about chemicals in their products that could cause cancer, Reuters reported. 

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