Microwave popcorn makers removing threatening chemical

 
By Sharon Dowell
Published: October 31, 2007

What's in your microwave popcorn these days?

Many consumers are giving their favorite brand of microwave popcorn a closer look to see whether the boxes specify that the contents are now free of diacetyl.

Popcorn companies are eliminating the chemical from its products after factory workers and at least one consumer claimed respiratory problems — often referred to as "popcorn lung” — after working in unsafe...


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