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08/15/19

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Crystal A.

08/14/19

I love the taste.

I love the taste.

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Katherine K.

08/13/19

Great stuff!

Really helps when I am feeling burnt out

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Marie L.

08/12/19

Won’t be what you expect !

Give it a try! The coffee has an incredible flavour

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Kat H.

08/12/19

Guilt Free Decadence

Mushroom Coffee with Lion's Mane is dark, rich and decadent. Deep and smooth, it helps give my morning an effortless lift off. I love it!

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Christina H.

08/12/19

Great taste

This is by far my FAVORITE coffee from Four Sigmatic. Very good coffee taste and gives me life every morning!

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Sean W.

08/01/19

Q: Why would you sell a product possibly containing lead?

Store Owner

08/09/19

A: Hi Sean,

Worrying about Prop 65 is the last thing I want you to be doing!

The statement you are asking about is required by a labeling law in California called Proposition 65. (Everyone calls it Prop 65). p65warnings.ca.gov

To sell products in California we must have this statement on our packaging.

You should always be aware and take heed of all product warnings. Does a Prop 65 warning mean that the product will actually cause cancer or other reproductive harm? Not necessarily.

Prop 65 standards for warnings are often very stringent. For example, for reproductive toxicants, the level for warnings is 1000 times lower than the lowest level at which animal studies reported no reproductive health effect. A Prop 65 warning does not automatically mean that the product is unsafe.

There are over 800 chemicals that are listed under Prop 65. These range from asbestos and BPA to aloe vera.

As the California agency that oversees Prop 65 says themselves:

"Food is essential to life and good health. However, many foods contain substances, such as saturated fats, salt and sugar, that should be consumed in moderation. Similarly, some foods contain Proposition 65 chemicals. This does not mean that these foods should never be eaten. But interested consumers can decide what and how often to eat certain foods if they wish to reduce their exposure to these chemicals."

If you're going through a stroll around my home of LA, you'll see these warnings on the front of every single coffee shop. And on practically every food in the grocery store. What gives?

Lead and Four Sigmatic Products

The Prop 65 statement you may have seen reads:

"Lead, which is known to the State of California to cause birth defects or other reproductive harm."

Lead occurs in food because of its presence in our environment. Plants absorb naturally occurring minerals, including lead, which can mean trace amounts of lead in food. You can’t wash off the lead or process out lead in plants. Although lead levels in food are decreasing, it’s not possible to remove or completely prevent lead from entering the food supply[*].

In 2017, the FDA published a report on heavy metals in foods[*]. Not to scare you, but there are detectable levels of lead in many foods you love. That doesn’t mean they aren’t nutritious or don’t have functional benefits. But it’s just a fact of our modern life and not something to stress about.

We ensure and guarantee that each batch of our products always contain less than 1 ppm of lead. (One part per million is equal to one drop of water diluted into 50 liters).

Acrylamide and Four Sigmatic Products

The Prop 65 statement you may have seen reads:

"Acrylamide, which is known to the State of California to cause cancer, birth defects and other reproductive harm."

When many plant-based foods are heated above 248F, acrylamide is a chemical that becomes present. Since coffee beans are roasted, unfortunately most coffee contains traces of acrylamide.

This sounds really scary, but the studies that this Prop 65 inclusion are based o

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