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It may protect your liver?  Story here.

British Coffee Association reprimanded for claiming that coffee is good for you.  Story here.   Well, it does kind of give some people more energy though the helps a cold thing?  WTF?  Now if they’d just pointed out all of these studies, they’d probably be ok.



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VASSALBORO (NEWS CENTER) — A proposal to open a topless coffee shop in Vassalboro has been approved for permit by the town planning board. (Read rest of the story here).

Really, who needless topless bars?  The coffeeshop will open at 6 and I bet it’s cheaper than a topless bar!

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Raise high the coffee bean! Good news, coffee-drinkers: a new study shows your beverage of choice may lower your chances of getting oral, esophageal and pharyngeal (back-of-the-throat) cancer. (Rest of Story HERE).

See!  Always a new story on how good coffee is!  We’ll ignore the bad ones ;)

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The Federation of Colombian Coffee Growers has launched a multimillion dollar lawsuit against cartoonist Mike Peters, over a Jan. 2 “Mother Goose and Grimm” strip that jokes of a link between Colombian coffee with crime syndicates.   (Rest of story HERE).

Err, that’s not nice, though I’m not sure it’s worthy of a $20 million lawsuit.  Now cartoonists will be asking for a bailout!

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Recall — Firm Press Release

FDA posts press releases and other notices of recalls and market withdrawals from the firms involved as a service to consumers, the media, and other interested parties. FDA does not endorse either the product or the company.

Mr. Brown 3-In-1 & and 2-In-1 Powdered Packets in Bag Coffee Mixes Due To Health Risk

Contact:
Linda Chen
email: smc88@att.net

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE — October 1, 2008 – Sunny Maid Corp. of Monterey Park, California is voluntarily recalling Mr. Brown 3-in-1 and 2-in-1 POWDERED PACKETS IN BAG COFFEE MIXES, because they are potentially contaminated with melamine.

The Mr. Brown 3-in-1 and 2-in-1 POWDERED PACKETS IN BAG COFFEE MIXES are sold in PLASTIC BAGS, each containing 30 individual packets.  Although seven flavors are available in Asia, ONLY THREE FLAVORS ARE IMPORTED INTO THE U.S.  The three flavors being recalled are:

  1. Mr. Brown 3-in-1 POWDERED PACKETS IN BAG COFFEE MIX – Mandheling;
  2. Mr. Brown 3-in-1 POWDERED PACKETS IN BAG COFFEE MIX – Arabica;
  3. Mr. Brown 2-in-1 POWDERED PACKETS IN BAG COFFEE MIX – Mandheling.

** CANNED MR. BROWN COFFEE PRODUCTS ARE NOT AFFECTED BY THE RECALL. **

The recall was initiated after the manufacturer notified Sunny Maid that these 3-in-1 and 2-in-1 Coffee Mix products may contain melamine.  Although only certain lots are potentially contaminated, Sunny Maid is recalling all lots.  No illnesses associated with this product have been reported to date.

Product was distributed to the states of CA, FL, GA, IA, IN, KS, KY, MA, MI, MN, NC, NM, NV, OH, PA, RI, TN, TX, VA, WA, and WI to wholesale distributors and retail stores.

Consumers who purchased the product are urged to return it to the place of purchase for a refund.  Consumers with questions may email the company at smc88@att.net.

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In Malaysia as many as 9 coffee brands have been pulled from shelves when it was found they had dangerous chemicals in them — chemicals used to treat erectile dysfunction… I suppose that sound *cough* harmless enough except that if taken daily they have side effects and even cause death.  I bet some guys are still not giving up said coffee if they have it in their houses.   Story here.

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Ok another health story on coffee, this one is a bit more personal as I have MS.  It seems that early tests on mice prone to an MS like disease who were given the mice equivalent of 6-8 cups of coffee didn’t actually develop the disease.  Further testing will need to be done of course, it could just work on mice.  Or it could translate to the human illness, they don’t know yet.  But if it affects humans well I hope you all drink a lot of coffee because trust me, MS isn’t something you want.  And considering the way MS affects the body it could be helpful with other illnesses as well if they do find it helps humans.

Story here

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A new report says that coffee drinkers might live longer.  Of course I won’t get too excited.  We all know with one report comes a follow up report explaining that while that one might be true, this counter report explains why it doesn’t matter because something else in said food or drink will cause us to die twice as fast.  But hey, for today down those coffees and if anyone says you’re drinking too much of it, say you’re doing it for your health.

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