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Insider:

Starbucks drinkers in California can expect to see cancer warning labels on their coffee cups in the future.

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

The Washington Post: 以下内容讲解音频在会员课程【英文杂谈】同步更新

Storm clouds are brewing in California’s coffee cups. Companies across the state will have to add a cancer-warning label to coffee, a judge ruled this week, because the drink contains a chemical called acrylamide.

Fox News:

A California court judge’s ruling ordering coffee companies to put cancer warning labels on their products is not changing the minds of scientists and health professionals who say there is no credible evidence to warrant the dramatic move.

drinker 饮用者

rule 裁定

rule in favor of… 做出有利于…裁定

nonprofit 非营利组织

sue 控告

comply with 遵守

chemical 化学品

brew 酝酿

drink 饮品

ruling 裁定（名词）

professional 专业人士

credible 可信的

warrant 使…显得必要