Aug. 8, 2012 -- The flavorant that adds buttery taste to foods and a smooth feel to beverages may also trigger Alzheimer's disease, new studies suggest. The flavorant, diacetyl, already is linked to ...

Popcorn can be a healthy snack if you know what to avoid. Unfortunately, some additives and packaging materials have connections with potential health problems. These particular microwave popcorns ...

If you’re a fan of butter-flavored microwave popcorn, a new study finds a flavoring used in the product may trigger Alzheimer’s disease. University of Minnesota drug-design expert Robert Vince, PhD, ...

Washington-- After spending nearly a decade working at an Ohio popcorn factory, Kathryn Rayburn developed an incurable lung disease. Doctors say her lung capacity is just a third of what it's supposed ...

While popcorn has received most of the attention, Nowell said the union also is concerned that workers in other food industries may be suffering from exposure to diacetyl. “We’re worried about cake ...

Reps. George Miller, D-Calif., Major Owens, D-N.Y., and Hilda Solis, D-Calif., sent a letter to Labor Secretary Elaine Chao asking her to issue emergency safety rules for employees who work with the ...

CINCINNATI (AP) -- Dozens of plant workers who say their health was damaged by exposure to a chemical used to give a buttery flavor to microwave popcorn have filed lawsuits in Cincinnati against ...

OMAHA, Neb. -- The nation's largest microwave popcorn maker, ConAgra Foods Inc., said yesterday that it will change the recipe for its Orville Redenbacher and Act II brands over the next year. The ...

CARTHAGE, Mo. — A liability lawsuit against the manufacturers of an artificial butter flavoring used at a popcorn plant has ended in a settlement. Attorneys for plaintiff Samantha Taffner and ...

A chemical used to give butter flavor to popcorn can damage the lungs and airways of mice, U.S. government experts reported on Thursday. Tests on mice show that diacetyl, a component of artificial ...

Objective: Severe airways obstruction and bronchiolitis obliterans have been reported inmicrowave popcorn production workers and attributed to inhalation of flavoring agents. Weinvestigated whether ...