Activists petition to remove methylene chloride from Europea

A food additive petition submitted by the Environmental Defense Fund, et al is calling on the FDA to remove methylene chloride, among three other solvents, from the most commonly used decaffeinated coffee known as European Method decaf, a move that the National Coffee Association (NCA) said would “unjustifiably deny decaffeinated coffee drinkers access to a safe product.”

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