There is a scary ingredient hiding in Keurig Decafe cafes, Maxwell House and more
A recent survey has found a dangerous ingredient hidden behind poorly clear products.
Wednesday, August 26, theClean label project announced legal action against five of the biggest brands of Café Decaf. AfterSurvey of 24 major coffee brands,Clean label project found with paint cleaner (methylene chloride) in their decaffeinated coffee products. The five companies that are continuing include Amazon.com, J.M. Smucker Co., Jab Holding Company, LLC, KraftTheinz and Keurig Green Mountain, Inc.
According to a press release presented by the Clean Label project, the prosecutions of these five companies were sent in July and 2020 by Davitt, Lalley, Dey and McCHALE in the D.C. Superior Court. Each of the prosecutions and the products in question are specified in the press release. It indicates the following:
- Amazonsh, LLC and their parent company Amazon.com, Inc. regarding labeling, marketing and deceiving sales ofAmazon Freshness decaffeinated Columbia 12 oz. Coffee products marketed as "100% of Arabica coffee".
- Rowland Coffee Roasters, Inc.and his parent company J.M. Smucker Co., concerning misleading labeling, marketing and sale ofBUSTELO Café decaffeinated 10 oz. Coffee products marketed as "pure".
- PE peet's Coffee & Tea Holdco Inc. and their parent company Jab Holding company, LLC, concerning misleading labeling, marketing and sale ofPeelet's Coffee House House Bleached decaffeinated 10.5 ounces commercial products marketed as "superior quality".
- KEURIG GREEN MOUNTAIN, Inc., concerning misleading labeling, marketing and sellingBlend of decaffeinated breakfast of the green mountain 12 oz. Coffee products marketed as "pure".
- KrafttherainzMaxwell House With regard to misleading labeling, marketing and sellingMaxwell decaffeinated house Coffee products marketed as "superior quality".
Each of these five products would have "quantifiable amounts of toxic chemical methylene chloride". It is a substance commonly found in paint strippers, adhesives, automotive care products, lubricants and general cleaning products. The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has in fact prohibited the use of methylene chloride in consumer paint stripping products becauseThe chemical is actually linked to multiple cancers, cognitive impairment, asphyxia and liver, kidney and reproductive toxicity
"Consumers have the right to know what they are shopping and ingesting and trusting claims on product packaging," says the Executive Director of Clean Project Project Jaclyn Bowen, MPH, MS, in their Press release. "The presence of methylene chloride results from its use as a primary solvent in their process of decafferation, but these companies could choose 100% decaffeination processes without chemicals, such as certified organic approved, carbon dioxide. or the Swiss water method. "
The Clean Label project has been particularly disturbed by their conclusions when they evaluated the types of consumers who drink Café Decaf, including pregnant women, seniors and people with medical conditions that are cardiovascular or gastrointestinal.
"Decaffeinating process marks choose to use are not required to be disclosed on product packaging, and that's why this work is so important. Consumers have the right to know what is in products Food and consumption they provide themselves and their families, "says Karen Howard, Executive Director and Executive Director of the Biological and Natural Health Association, in the press release.
The project of clean label is also well known for its conclusions ofToxins in protein powders, including heavy metals such as lead. This is particularly relevant since some women live stronglySerious reactions to a particular protein powder mixture Currently.
