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  March 5, 2007
   Source:  WorkInjury.com
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A bill prohibiting the use of the chemical found in the lungs of 8 California food flavoring workers was introduced last week.

As discussed in two previous articles from this site (click the following numbers to read each of them: 1 and 2), diacetyl is a food flavoring chemical used in the manufacturing of popcorn, cookies, and other snack foods. The lethal substance was found to be the cause of a disabling lung disease called bronchiolitis obliterans in 8 Southern California food-flavoring employees.

State Senator Joseph Simitian, D-Palo Alto, has now introduced a bill that would prohibit anyone from manufacturing, processing, or distributing a product containing diacetyl after June 1, 2008. Those most immediately affected would be the 30 manufacturing plants known to use the drug in California.

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