Occupational Health and Safety

May 17, 2012

Pipe failure likely cause ammonia leak Lamb Weston potato processing plant

A pipe failure in the refrigeration system caused the ammonia leak that resulted in a potato-processing plant evacuation Tuesday and 11 people being treated by medics, the Boardman fire chief said. The incident occurred at around 9.30 pm tuesday in th...
February 24, 2012

Ministerio de Agricultura peruano apoya aplicación de sanciones por comercializar productos en sacos con más de 50 kilos

El Ministerio de Agricultura (Minag) afirmó hoy que apoya la aplicación de sanciones a productores, comerciantes y transportistas que acopien productos en sacos con un peso superior a los 50 kilos, conforme a lo dispuesto por la Ley Nº 29088 y su regla...
February 12, 2012

Zetmeelverwerking bij Avebe gaat gewoon door

De verwerking van zetmeelaardappelen en de werkzaamheden in de voedingsmiddelenfabriek van Avebe gaan gewoon door. De brand in de 'zogenaamde Dextrinefabriek' heeft geen gevolgen voor deze werkzaamheden. Dat schrijft Johan Russchen, woordvoerder bij Av...
February 07, 2012

Avebe fabriek ontruimd na stofexplosie

Bij aardappelzetmeelconcern Avebe in Ter Apelkanaal is dinsdagmorgen brand uitgebroken na een stofexplosie. Dat gebeurde in de dextrinefabriek, die centraal is gelegen op het terrein. Voor zover bekend is niemand gewond geraakt. Avebe heeft de producti...
January 27, 2012

Oregon Potato Company pays EPA penalty for failing to report ammonia release

Oregon Potato Company failed to report an anhydrous ammonia release at their facility in Warden, Washington and will pay the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency a $66,235 penalty.
November 20, 2011

Fatal accident at Aviko Steenderen

A 44 year old employee of Aviko Steenderen was fatally wounded during a work place accident in Aviko's potato processing factory. The accident happened thursday night and was reported around 2.40 am. The man was cleaning a fryer when due to unknown ca...
November 18, 2011

Dodelijk ongeval bij Aviko in Steenderen

Een 44-jarige man uit Zwolle is in de nacht van donderdag op vrijdag bij een bedrijfsongeval in de fabriek van Aviko in Steenderen om het leven gekomen. De Arbeidsinspectie stelt een onderzoek in. Het ongeval werd rond tien over half drie bij de alarmc...
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May 31, 2011

Plant worker handling diacetyl awarded $814,500 for 'popcorn lung'

A plant worker won an $814,500 judgment in Baltimore County Circuit Court after claiming he contracted a rare lung disease known as "popcorn lung"from breathing diacetyl, a chemical used to make food taste buttery.
Washington Potato Company fined $99.000 after worker hurt
April 07, 2011

Washington Potato Company fined $99.000 after worker hurt

This week, the Washington Department of Labor and Industries investigation cited Washington Potato Company for 12 serious safety violations and three repeat serious violations with a $99,000 penalty.
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January 25, 2011

Microwave Popcorn Lung Prevention Rules Expanded by OSHA

Federal safety regulators say that some substitutes for the chemical diacetyl, believed to cause a condition known as microwave popcorn lung disease in food manufacturing workers, may also be linked to the potentially deadly ailment.
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December 13, 2010

Study supports concerns over popcorn butter flavor (diacetyl)

Diacetyl - a chemical used in butter flavoring – may damages the lungs by reacting and forming complexes with amino acids in cell membranes, according to a new US study.
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October 31, 2010

Factory Worker Awarded $30.4 Million for Popcorn Lung

A jury in Cook County jury has awarded 45-year old Gerardo Solis $30.4 million as compensation for having developed a health condition known as popcorn lung'.
September 24, 2010

Walkers crisps fined £200k after worker dies in toxic cloud

Walkers Snack Foods Ltd and chemical distributor Omnichem Ltd have been fined a total of £350,000 after a worker was killed by a cloud of toxic gas.
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January 06, 2010

Popcorn: Diacetyl substitutes might be harmful for workers as well

Two years ago, Orville Redenbacher soared from the graveyard and announced in weeks of TV ads that his popcorn was now free of diacetyl. That's the chemical in artificial butter flavoring that has been blamed for sickening hundreds of workers, killing ...
April 11, 2009

Be careful working with industrial fryers

A 28-year-old man who works at the Cavendish Farms french fry plant in Jamestown was airlifted to the Minneapolis St. Paul burn unit on Thursday evening following a workplace accident, WDAY reported Friday.
August 03, 2008

Consumer Sues Over Popcorn Lung Disease From Butter Flavor Diacetyl Chemical

The only known consumer to have developed the health condition known as "popcorn lung"is suing the stores that sold him his microwave popcorn, saying that they failed to warn him that he could become ill from using the product as intended.Way...
January 24, 2008

Bell offers butter flavor alternative to diacetyl

Bell Flavors and Fragrances has responded to concerns over the use of diacetyl in popcorn by developing butter flavors that are free from the additive. The company claims its replacers provide the same fatty, creamy mouth feel that diacetyl does, and ...
January 18, 2008

Cooks' union calls for diacetyl ban

A union for U.S. hotel, restaurant and kitchen workers has called on cooking oil manufacturers to stop using a toxic butter-flavoring additive called diacetyl."It could pose a serious health risk to commercial cooks and UNITE HERE is calling for f...

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