Three Proposition 65 lawsuits filed against US food suppliers— by Rebecca Prescott at FoodBev.com

Excerpted from the full article at FoodBev.com:

The Chanler Group, a US environmental law firm, has filed Proposition 65 civil complaints against three prominent US food suppliers.

Spice and flavouring manufacturer McCormick & Company, coffee and flavouring manufacturer Farmer Bros and Adams Extract & Spice.

The complaints charge the three defendants with distributing food extracts, flavours and colourings containing unacceptable levels of the carcinogenic chemical 4-MEI, or 4-Methylimidazole, without a proper consumer warning label.

The Chanler Group had previously issued 60-day notices of violation, urging the manufacturers to comply with California's Proposition 65 requirements. The state law calls for manufacturers and retailers to label products containing known carcinogenic toxins with a warning to inform consumers prior to exposure.  link to source