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Kona Coffee Leaders Renew Push for Purity Standards and Packaging Disclosure
Legislators and Hawaiian coffee growers have aggressively renewed efforts to rewrite labeling standards for Kona and other Hawaiian-grown coffees. The Kona Coffee Farmers Association is circulating a...
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From California to London, Signs Pointing Toward Supply Labor Transparency...
As I was starting graduate school back in the year 2000, my wife and I bought a used Subaru Outback. Once we did, we couldn’t help but notice how many...
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Hawaii Senators Renew Efforts to Revise Regional Blend Labeling Laws
Following each new crop of Hawaii-grown coffee comes the state’s annual legislative cycle in which fresh bills come to market pushing for revised statewide labeling regulations. The newest bill was...
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Washington Closes Forced Labor Loophole, and What That Means for Coffee
The biggest news in coffee last week did not come out of Portland or Seattle or LA, but out of Washington D.C.: President Obama signed the Trade Facilitation and Trade...
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UK Legislators Propose ‘Latte Levy’ on Paper Coffee Cups
Noting that approximately 2.5 billion paper-based disposable coffee cups are thrown away in the UK every year, a British Parliamentary committee is calling for a 25 pence (approximately USD$0.34) tax...
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Costa Rica Agriculture Leaders Seek to Lift 30-Year Robusta Ban
The Costa Rica Ministry of Agriculture is seeking to lift a 30-year ban on robusta production in the country, in an effort to increase rural incomes and respond to threats...
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California Agency Seeks to Exempt Coffee from Cancer Warnings
The California state agency that implements the Proposition 65 law is proposing to exempt coffee from the list of products requiring cancer warnings, saying coffee poses “no significant risk.” The...
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Comments Welcome as Prop 65 Agency Considers Exempting Coffee
The California Environmental Protection Agency Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment (OEHHA) is holding a public hearing this week on proposed new language that would effectively exempt...
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FDA Voices Strong Support to Exempt Coffee from Cancer Warnings
The United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) yesterday voiced its strong support for exempting coffee from California’s Proposition 65 legislation, which requires warnings to consumers for any...
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City of Berkeley Cracks Down on Single-Use Cups with 25 Cent Fee
City officials in the coffee-loving city of Berkeley, California, have passed an ordinance requiring businesses to charge a 25 cent fee for single-use paper cups. The hardest line drawn to-date...
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