microwave popcorn , this is why I get MCS attack from this smell

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October 05, 2005

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Popcorn Plant Settles Illness Claims ASSOCIATED PRESS JOPLIN,

Mo. The claims of 19 people who blame lung disease on the butter

flavoring used at the popcorn plant where they worked have been

settled for an undisclosed sum.The settlements come after the

flavoring company was ordered in jury trials to pay four people about

$53 million in damages, which were appealed.People who worked at the

plant in Jasper, 135 miles south of Kansas City, claimed that

exposure to diacetyl, a chemical used in the butter flavoring, caused

bronchiolitis obliterans, a disease that obstructs the lungs. None of

the workers have died. Ken McClain, an attorney for 15 plaintiffs,

said several remain close to needing lung transplants.The plaintiffs

said the manufacturers should have known the flavorings were

hazardous and they failed to warn employees of the dangers or provide

safety instructions. McClain said what happened at the Jasper plant

has led the flavoring industry and the government to start looking

more carefully at potential hazards. " This has virtually been an

unregulated industry that has ignored the risks of their products, "

he said.The settlements were announced Tuesday with New York-based

International Flavors and Fragrances Inc. and its subsidiary, Bush

Boake Inc. International Flavors spokeswoman Gail Belmuth

reiterated the company's position that the product is safe if handled

and used properly. She wouldn't comment further.Jasper Popcorn Co.

and Glister- Lee Corp., which bought the popcorn factory in 1999,

were not defendants in the lawsuits.Health officials have said people

who microwave popcorn and eat it are not in danger, but chemicals

released during popping are being

studied.

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This lung disease is what my dad was dxed with whether it was that

or another lung condition who knows. I do think he got from digging

in my soil and some was under the house and some around foundation.

He also has sprayed pesticides all his life without a mask and won't

listen to me about that. His lung problem is under control for now

and he took prednisone for some time for it. But reading the

butter flavor chemical is interesting and he eats that popcorn and

my mom and think they still do. Microwave popcorn can have the

strangest smell. Just wonder what those bags are made of.

Rhonda

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> October 05, 2005

> http://www.lasvegassun.com/sunbin/stories/nat-

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gen/2005/oct/05/100505116.html

> Popcorn Plant Settles Illness Claims ASSOCIATED PRESS JOPLIN,

> Mo. The claims of 19 people who blame lung disease on the butter

> flavoring used at the popcorn plant where they worked have been

> settled for an undisclosed sum.The settlements come after the

> flavoring company was ordered in jury trials to pay four people

about

> $53 million in damages, which were appealed.People who worked at

the

> plant in Jasper, 135 miles south of Kansas City, claimed that

> exposure to diacetyl, a chemical used in the butter flavoring,

caused

> bronchiolitis obliterans, a disease that obstructs the lungs. None

of

> the workers have died. Ken McClain, an attorney for 15 plaintiffs,

> said several remain close to needing lung transplants.The

plaintiffs

> said the manufacturers should have known the flavorings were

> hazardous and they failed to warn employees of the dangers or

provide

> safety instructions. McClain said what happened at the Jasper

plant

> has led the flavoring industry and the government to start looking

> more carefully at potential hazards. " This has virtually been an

> unregulated industry that has ignored the risks of their

products, "

> he said.The settlements were announced Tuesday with New York-based

> International Flavors and Fragrances Inc. and its subsidiary, Bush

> Boake Inc. International Flavors spokeswoman Gail Belmuth

> reiterated the company's position that the product is safe if

handled

> and used properly. She wouldn't comment further.Jasper Popcorn Co.

> and Glister- Lee Corp., which bought the popcorn factory in

1999,

> were not defendants in the lawsuits.Health officials have said

people

> who microwave popcorn and eat it are not in danger, but chemicals

> released during popping are being

> studied.

>