Benzene hasn't been used in decades. See this for information about solvent decaffeination: https://www.compoundchem.com/2018/09/26/coffee-decaffeination/ http

Benzene hasn't been used in decades. See this for information about solvent decaffeination: https://www.compoundchem.com/2018/09/26/coffee-decaffeination/ https://www.compoundchem.com/2018/09/26/coffee-decaffeinatio... Earlier this year dichloromethane was banned in the US for all but a handful of uses, so producers who used it in the recent past will not be able to any more: https://www.epa.gov/newsreleases/biden-harris-administration-finalizes-ban-most-uses-methylene-chloride-protecting https://www.epa.gov/newsreleases/biden-harris-administration...