In parallel to EDF's unfounded petition, activist group the Clean Label Project (CLP) is also lobbying the California State Assembly to ban European Method decaf (California Assembly Bill 2066). European Method decaf is authorized as safe by the rigorous standards of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), the European Food Safety Authority, Food Standards Australia New Zealand, and other food safety authorities around the world. Other decaffeination methods are much less widely available and more expensive than European Method decaf. NCA President and CEO Bill Murray commented:"Banning European Method decaf would defy science and harm Americans' health. The overwhelming weight of independent scientific evidence shows that drinking European Method decaf is safe and furthermore that drinking European Method decaf, like all coffee, is associated with decreased risk of multiple cancers and other significant health benefits.

Source: Washington Post March 08, 2024 19:26 UTC