Stop Buying These 8 Coffees (And 3 That Are Worth It)

In 2025, the Clean Label Project tested over seven thousand samples from forty-five of the most popular coffee brands in America. What the independent laboratories found includes a probable human carcinogen present in one hundred percent of products tested, hormone-disrupting compounds in seventy percent, and mould toxins linked to liver damage in a significant portion of commercially available samples. The brands behind these products do not publish this data. Most do not test for it at all. In this video we go through eight of the most widely sold coffee products in America, what independent testing has found inside them, what the companies choose not to disclose, and what that means for something you drink every single morning. We also cover three brands that test their products independently, publish the results publicly, and charge you for the coffee rather than the marketing. THE 3 WORTH BUYING Purity Coffee — puritycoffee.com Fresh Roasted Coffee — freshroastedcoffee.com Kirkland Signature — available at Costco SOURCES Clean Label Project Coffee Study 2025 National Toxicology Program — acrylamide classification International Agency for Research on Cancer — Aflatoxin B1 classification European Chemicals Agency — phthalates endocrine disruptor classification American Chemical Society — coffee filler research Christian Science Monitor — pesticide use in coffee farming Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry — pre-ground coffee freshness INSEAD — tied-goods pricing research Caffeine Informer — retail coffee brand sourcing analysis Coffee Bros. — independent mycotoxin testing Fresh Roasted Coffee — contract roasting statement