"Health Advocacy Group Raises Concerns Over Safety of Decaf Coffee"

Health advocacy groups are urging the FDA to ban methylene chloride, a chemical used in the decaffeination process of coffee, citing its designation as a carcinogen by organizations like the World Health Organization and Environmental Protection Agency. Some states, such as California, are also taking steps to ban the chemical. The FDA is currently reviewing the petitions, and residue limits of methylene chloride have been set to limit exposure, although not all coffee brands use the same decaffeination process.