Steigerwalt & Associates
01-Sep-2007, 09:03 AM
Welcome to the diacetyl thread within Steigerwalt & Associates' chemical exposure section of Legal Chat Online. This forum exists for several reasons:
1. To provide you with insight and factual information regarding this harmful substance.
2. To offer a means to contact our firm if you or someone you care for has been exposed to diacetyl and suffered harm as a result.
3. To provide you, our visitors, with an opportunity to share your thoughts, opinions, knowledge and experiences in relation to diacetyl with all of the people who choose to visit our forum.
Diacetyl is a substance that's most commonly used in manufacturing artificial butter flavoring that's contained in such products as microwave popcorn. It was thought originally that diacetyl was a safe substance that provided that extra butter flavor without the fat found in regular butter, but studies have shown over time that long-term exposure and inhalation of diacetyl can lead to serious respiratory problems.
In fact, this exposure has even led to a common name for this exposure, known as "Popcorn Worker's Lung." Several lawsuits have been filed, and the most well-known results of these claims is a $2.7 million judgment awarded to a worker in Missouri who had been exposed to diacetyl while working in a popcorn plant.
Two major unions, the Teamsters and the UFCW have petitioned OSHA to formulate a standard of exposure limits, and the US EPA has also been investigating the dangers of diacetyl.
If you have been injured as a result of this substance, please feel free to contact the firm to schedule an initial consultation.
1. To provide you with insight and factual information regarding this harmful substance.
2. To offer a means to contact our firm if you or someone you care for has been exposed to diacetyl and suffered harm as a result.
3. To provide you, our visitors, with an opportunity to share your thoughts, opinions, knowledge and experiences in relation to diacetyl with all of the people who choose to visit our forum.
Diacetyl is a substance that's most commonly used in manufacturing artificial butter flavoring that's contained in such products as microwave popcorn. It was thought originally that diacetyl was a safe substance that provided that extra butter flavor without the fat found in regular butter, but studies have shown over time that long-term exposure and inhalation of diacetyl can lead to serious respiratory problems.
In fact, this exposure has even led to a common name for this exposure, known as "Popcorn Worker's Lung." Several lawsuits have been filed, and the most well-known results of these claims is a $2.7 million judgment awarded to a worker in Missouri who had been exposed to diacetyl while working in a popcorn plant.
Two major unions, the Teamsters and the UFCW have petitioned OSHA to formulate a standard of exposure limits, and the US EPA has also been investigating the dangers of diacetyl.
If you have been injured as a result of this substance, please feel free to contact the firm to schedule an initial consultation.