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 Popcorn
August 19, 2009

Popcorn full of anti-oxidants

Salty snacks like popcorn and certain cereals may be healthier than previously thought thanks to their unusually high antioxidant content.New evidence presented at a meeting of the American Chemical Society (ASC) indicates that some snacks and cereals ...
 Frito-Lay
May 07, 2009

Frito-lay launches SmartFood popcorn clusters - for women only

PepsiCo’s Frito-Lay North America business unit is launching a new snack, SmartFood popcorn clusters, which give women the indulgent flavors they love and also nutrients that they often don’t get enough of. A one-ounce serving of SmartFood popcorn clus...
 Conagra Foods
October 24, 2008

Conagra Foods and NBC join forces in the promotion of Orville Redenbacher's Gourmet popping Corn

ConAgra Foods and NBC have joined forces in a strategic move, promoting the warmth and great taste of a bowl of Orville Redenbacher's Gourmet Popping Corn, along with the thrill and excitement of NBC's new program Crusoe as the perfect combination for ...
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...
February 21, 2008

Dale & Thomas bets on premium popcorn

There is urgency in the air at Dale &Thomas in Englewood, N.J., where Chief Executive Warren Struhl, its majority stakeholder, wants to prove that his firm can become, if not the "Starbucks of popcorn,"as he often says, at least a profita...
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 16, 2008

Popcorn-lover sues over lung disease caused by diacetyl

Wayne Watson, from Centennial, Colorado, is thought to be the only consumer of popcorn to have developed the rare lung condition bronchiolitis obliterans (popcorn lung).   Watson's lungs have been damaged by the flavour chemical diacetyl in the artif...
December 18, 2007

Orville Redenbacher's and Act II microwave popcorn brands now free of diacetyl

ConAgra Foods today announced that it has reformulated its Orville Redenbacher’s and ACT II microwave popcorn brands with a new butter flavoring that has no added diacetyl. These newly reformulated products are arriving on store shelves now. “Microwav...
November 13, 2007

Orville Redenbacher's(R) SmartPop!(R), Now With 30% Less Sodium

More than 90 percent of Americans surveyed are quick to identify high blood pressure as one of their biggest health concerns related to sodium intake. However, according to a recent survey conducted by Orville Redenbacher's(R) Gourmet(R) Popping Corn(1...
October 31, 2007

Popcorn Workers Lung Victims Granted Big Victory class action lawsuit

Popcorn Workers Lung victims involved in a class action lawsuit got some good news from a New York appeals court yesterday. The court ruled that if the former Missouri popcorn plant workers successfully prove their claims that diacetyl exposure cause...
October 19, 2007

Wild promotes diacetyl-free flavors on industry concerns

Flavor firm Wild reports seeing a surge in interest for its diacetyl-free butter flavors, following rekindled concerns in recent months surrounding the safety of the ingredient.The group, which originally launched its flavors around four years ago, sai...
October 12, 2007

New legislation would protect popcorn workers

Workers exposed to the butter-flavoring chemical, diacetyl, may get a reprieve. Exposure to diacetyl has been linked to a severe, potentially lethal form of lung disease, bronchiolitis obliterans. Despite calls for action by unions, health-care provide...
September 27, 2007

US Authorities divided over popcorn lung regulations

A proposed bill that calls for emergency regulatory action to protect workers from diacetyl, a chemical linked to lung disease, has met with resistance from the Bush administration.The bill, submitted to the House of Representatives, would require the ...
September 26, 2007

Kraft Introduces New Butter Flavor Containing Diacetyl, The 'Popcorn Lung' Ingredient

Recently, after numerous complaints of serious illness from popcorn workers and one complaint of illness from a consumer, ConAgra and Pop Weaver removed diacetyl from its microwave popcorn and now proudly announce to their customers that their product ...
September 26, 2007

House approves regulating popcorn lung chemical diacetyl

Exposure to a microwave popcorn additive linked to a deadly lung disease would be swiftly regulated under a bill passed on Wednesday by the U.S. House of Representatives, defying a White House veto threat. The bill would order quick action by the Occu...
September 05, 2007

ConAgra will remove diacetyl - a flavoring linked to a lung ailment - from its Popcorn

The U.S.'s largest microwave popcorn maker, ConAgra Foods Inc. (CAG), said it will change the recipe for its Orville Redenbacher and Act II brands over the next year to remove diacetyl, a flavoring chemical linked to a lung ailment in popcorn plant wor...
August 08, 2007

44 more plaintiffs in lawsuit involving popcorn plant

Forty-three current or former workers at a southwest Missouri microwave-popcorn packaging plant have joined in the suit claiming they sustained lung damage by working with a butter flavoring. A man who lived near the Jasper Popcorn Co. plant also filed...

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