Starbucks Coffee in California Must Have Cancer Warning, Judge Says

Starbucks Coffee in California Must Have Cancer Warning, Judge Says
A woman holds a Frappuccino at a Starbucks store inside the Tom Bradley terminal at LAX airport in Los Angeles, California, Oct. 27, 2015. Reuters/Lucy Nicholson
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Starbucks and other coffee sellers must put a cancer warning on coffee sold in California, a Los Angeles judge has ruled, possibly exposing the companies to millions of dollars in fines.

A little-known not-for-profit group sued some 90 coffee retailers, including Starbucks, on grounds they were violating a California law requiring companies to warn consumers of chemicals in their products that could cause cancer.