Methylene Chloride is an active ingredient in paint stripper that was recently banned by the EPA. The FDA currently allows methylene chloride to be used in some coffee decaffeination processes and brands are not required to disclose the decaffeination process on their label.

There is an alternative water-based process that doesn’t require chemicals, but many major brands continue to use the chemical process anyway.

What is troubling is that many vulnerable populations like pregnant women, the elderly, and people with heart disease are regular decaf consumers.

Consumers deserve to know how their decaf is made and if they are getting chemicals in their coffee.

Clean Label Project investigated to see if methylene chloride was showing up in the decaf coffee products that people purchase.