The artificial butter flavoring widely suspected of causing a potentially fatal disease known as "popcorn lung" has produced symptoms similar to the disease in mice, according to a study conducted by researchers from the National Institutes of Health's (NIH) National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences and published in the journal Toxicological Sciences. Diacetyl is a chemical … Continue reading Popcorn Flavor Ingredient May Cause Lung Disease in Consumers
Consumer Sues Over Popcorn Lung Disease From Butter Flavor Diacetyl Chemical
The only known consumer to have developed the health condition known as "popcorn lung" is suing the stores that sold him his microwave popcorn, saying that they failed to warn him that he could become ill from using the product as intended. Wayne Watson of Centennial, Colorado was diagnosed with a rare lung disease known … Continue reading Consumer Sues Over Popcorn Lung Disease From Butter Flavor Diacetyl Chemical
Dr. Eddy Bettermann MD 