Let's go through the actual article instead of just reading the headlines.
'Coffee is “harmful” to humans, the European Union has said in a regulation banning the use of caffeine as a pesticide.
Brussels bureaucrats said there was scientific evidence to back up claims that “caffeine is harmful to humans if swallowed”.
Their report said the substance, a central component of coffee, could cause adverse effects on the heart, hydration, and body temperature, as well as triggering anxiety and sleep problems.
There was not sufficient research to judge whether caffeine is a risk for people who work with it or live near where it is processed, it added.
The report was produced to reinforce a decision to ban caffeine from being used to kill snails and slugs around cabbage and potato patches.
But it has prompted fears that Brussels regulations could one day target coffee, a staple of the European way of life.
Anders Vistisen, a Danish MEP and chief whip of Patriots for Europe said: “More unwelcome and needless inference from meddling bureaucrats in Brussels!
“What is this all leading to? Are they seriously going to eventually force us to drink decaffeinated coffee? It’s becoming ridiculous.
“Nobody thinks smoking and whiskey are good for you, but they add pleasure to many people’s lives,” he added.
Mr Vistisen said the latest diktat echoed an attempt by Brussels to ban the cinnamon roll.
The Danish pastry had to be reclassified as a “traditional” food to avoid an EU-enforced limit on coumarin, a compound in cinnamon that is toxic in high doses.
Mr Vistisen added: “A few years ago, the EU wished to ban cinnamon on Danish pastries and the bakers union had to wrangle a get-out clause. It would suit everyone much better if many of these matters were left to national competence and personal choice.”
So quite a bit taken out of context and the fact that this article is purely designed on purpose to wind up the right wing snowflakes about losing their cups of coffee. The horror..the horror..
