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| Microwave popcorn Alert | |
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| Tweet Topic Started: Oct 7 2007, 04:33 PM (111 Views) | |
| Beth-mommieof2girls2boys | Oct 7 2007, 04:33 PM Post #1 |
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Thought I'd share this email I got with everyone. Microwave Popcorn Alert - Important Medical & Lawsuit Information MEDICAL ALERT ============= September 19th, Washington - Major popcorn producers have known for more than a year the secret results of an Environmental Protection Agency study of potential health risks of a chemical in microwave popcorn. The results of the EPA study still have not been made public. A chemical identified by scientists at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is the cause of a debilitating and sometimes fatal lung disease. CDC's National Institute of Occupational Safety and Health has called the condition bronchiolitis obliterans, or "popcorn lung." The EPA has refused to make the report available to the general public. Last week, a health advocacy organization at George Washington University revealed that a Colorado physician had notified the Food and Drug Administration in July that she had a patient who had developed "significant lung disease". If you or anyone you know eats Microwave Popcorn please have them visit this site. LAWSUIT ALERT ============= JOPLIN, Mo. - A factory worker who claimed his lungs were ruined as a result of mixing flavoring oils used in microwave popcorn was awarded $20 million by a jury. Eric Peoples was the first person to have his suit heard against the two makers of the butter flavoring. The jury deliberated for a little more than three hours before returning the verdict. The jury ruled against International Flavors and Fragrances Inc. and its subsidiary Bush Boake Allen Inc. They were ordered to pay $18 million to Eric Peoples and $2 million to his wife for compensatory personal injury damages. If you or anyone you know eats Microwave Popcorn please have them visit this site. |
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| caregiverof3 | Oct 7 2007, 04:47 PM Post #2 |
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not quite an urban legend but not quite true either http://www.snopes.com/medical/toxins/popcorn.asp |
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