Did you know…Microwave Popcorn and Toxins

by amy lee

Did you know? One of the flavoring chemicals used in microwave popcorn, diacetyl, is a relative of paint strippers. 

There have been studies that have linked diacetyl to a lung disease called bronchiolitis obliterans.  There is a higher then usual incidence of this disease in factory workers that are exposed to these fumes daily.  As of yet there have been no studies to the danger of this chemical at the low doses that the typical consumer is exposed to.  Yet, I really do not feel like we need a study to tell us that this is something that we should stay away from!

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