Not only Starbucks, but also more than 90 fast food giants, including green mountain coffee, 7- 1 1 and Kraft Foods Global, were brought to court in this case.
Starbucks China's latest response
Starbucks always insists on providing customers with high-quality, safe and reliable food and drinks, and is committed to making customers feel the quality Starbucks experience.
For this lawsuit in California, please refer to the Chinese translation of the following announcement of the National Coffee Industry Association of the United States:
Announcement of National Coffee Industry Association on California Judgment No.65 (2065 438+08. 3. 29)
In this protracted legal lawsuit, today, the result of California's judgment No.65 may cause all coffee products to be labeled with cancer warning labels. The whole coffee industry is currently considering various countermeasures, including continuing to appeal and taking further legal action.
Labeling coffee products with cancer warning labels is an act of misleading consumers. The nutrition guide issued by the US government points out that coffee is part of a healthy lifestyle. The World Health Organization (WHO) also clearly pointed out that coffee does not cause cancer. Many academic studies have proved the health benefits of drinking coffee, and people who drink coffee usually live longer.
William Murray, president and CEO of the National Coffee Industry Association, said: "Coffee has long been proved to be a healthy drink. The lawsuit produced a ridiculous result. This judgment No.65 confuses consumers and is not conducive to public health awareness. " ?
For more information and details, please refer to the blog of National Coffee Industry Association: Prop.65 Percolates: What you need to know.
Or refer to the original NCA statement of the National Coffee Industry Association on CERT litigation.
In fact, the reporter found that the share price of Starbucks in these two days was also within the normal fluctuation range. Some analysts pointed out that this just proves that American investors do not care much about this judgment.
So, what is acrylamide?
Have a cup of coffee. Is it really that serious?
Can you still drink coffee calmly?
Acrylamide is a by-product of Maillard reaction (Maillard reaction: it can make food brown and give off a unique fragrance). )。
Generally speaking, carbohydrates and protein in food are "accidentally" produced during high-temperature cooking.
Acrylamide is indeed a potential carcinogen. A large number of animal experiments show that acrylamide has certain carcinogenicity; It will also cause damage to the nervous system, affect the early development of infants and endanger male reproductive health.
However, these carcinogenicity is only "suspicion". At present, the research only stays in the stage of animal experiments, and there is not enough evidence to show that it has the same harm to human beings.
However, some special occupational groups may suffer from nerve damage due to high-dose contact and intake. Normal people don't need to worry too much.
According to the data provided by a study published in the Journal of Food and Chemical Toxicology 20 10, the carcinogenic dose of acrylamide is 2.6 micrograms per kilogram of body weight per day-16 micrograms.
Let's use the most conservative figures to estimate—
An adult with a weight of 50 kg will take 2.6μg*50= 130μg of coffee every day, that is, 10kg of coffee, before taking the carcinogenic dose (the average dose of acrylamide in brewed coffee is 13μg/kg).
Generally speaking, the acrylamide content in these three kinds of foods is relatively high (the situation in China is similar).
Coffee and similar products, such as instant coffee.
Potato products processed at high temperature
Breakfast cereal
Therefore, countries all over the world have been calling for reducing the acrylamide content in these foods as much as possible. For example, in order to reduce the acrylamide content in potato chips, coffee and breakfast cereals, the EU has formulated a new standard of "reference value", which will be implemented on April 1 day this year.
In fact, it is impossible to avoid it completely, but small details in daily life can still be noticed:
1, stew more, fry less.
2. Drink less instant coffee
3. Children, pregnant women and nursing mothers should pay special attention.
Children prefer to eat all kinds of snacks and fried foods, and often consume too much acrylamide. Acrylamide is easily absorbed by the human body and may be transmitted to the baby through milk, but the baby's detoxification function is relatively weak. Special attention should be paid to controlling the intake of acrylamide, and mothers should pay attention to eating less fried and high-fat foods.