Popcorn Lung Risks May Extend to Alternative Butter Flavorings: Study
A new study warns that replacements for diacetyl, the butter flavor additive once used in microwave popcorn and linked to a dangerous lung disease, could be just as dangerous.
Tag Archives: Bronchiolitis Obliterans
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Bronchiolitis Obliterans Lawsuit By Factory Worker Ends in Defense Verdict
A Los Angeles jury has returned a defense verdict in a lawsuit filed by a flavoring factory worker who allegedly developed the severe lung condition bronchiolitis obliterans from exposure to…
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Microwave Popcorn Lawsuit Results in Jury Award of $7M for Consumer
A Denver man who was one of the the first microwave popcorn eaters to bring a lawsuit after being diagnosed with bronchiolitis obliterans, more commonly known as “popcorn” lung, has…
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Consumer’s Popcorn Lung Lawsuit Proceeding to Trial
The trial of a popcorn lung lawsuit began in Colorado this week, involving a claim brought by a consumer who alleges that he developed the respiratory condition after eating bags…
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Microwave Popcorn Flavoring Linked to Respiratory Problems: Study
The food additive meant to replace diacetyl during microwave popcorn production, which provides the butter flavoring, may be just as capable of causing severe lung problems, according to new research.
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Diacetyl ‘Butter Flavoring’ Exposure Linked to Alzheimer’s Disease Process
A new study suggests that exposure to diacetyl, a chemical that was once used to give popcorn its buttery smell, may be associated with a certain brain protein process that…
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Diacetyl Popcorn Worker Lawsuit Filed over Health Problems
A complaint has been filed by six women who say they were exposed to the food additive diacetyl while working at an Illinois popcorn manufacturer, which caused them to suffer a…
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Microwave Popcorn Lung Prevention Rules Expanded by OSHA
Federal safety regulators say that some substitutes for the chemical diacetyl, believed to cause a condition known as microwave popcorn lung disease in food manufacturing workers, may also be linked…
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Bronchiolitis Obliterans Lung Disease Linked to Diacetyl: Study
A group of North Carolina researchers believe they may have found a link between the food additive diacetyl and a rare respiratory condition known as bronchiolitis obliterans.
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Risk of Popcorn Lung Disease Results in New Safety Rules in California
California has passed new regulations in an effort to protect food production workers from chemicals that may cause bronciolitis obliterans, a respiratory condition more commonly known as popcorn lung disease.
