http://www.koolforkidz.com/4momzndadz/2007/09/05/microwave-popcorn-may-be-dangerous-at-home/ Cool for kids and for moms and dads too Thu, 01 Oct 2009 23:17:29 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 http://www.koolforkidz.com/4momzndadz/2007/09/05/microwave-popcorn-may-be-dangerous-at-home/comment-page-1/#comment-2 Kurt Feller Sun, 20 Apr 2008 07:35:05 +0000 http://www.koolforkidz.com/4momzndadz/2007/09/05/microwave-popcorn-may-be-dangerous-at-home/#comment-2 This IS an alarmist artical. Consumer danger has only linked to "heavy daily use" of microwaved popcorn, and then by someone with the habit of "standing next to" the microwave. I would be much more concerned about microwave radiation exposure than some chemical componant of the smell! The chemical suspected of causing Popcorn Workers Lung is a natural occuring componant in real butter and is a primary reason for butter tasting like butter. This IS an alarmist artical. Consumer danger has only linked to “heavy daily use” of microwaved popcorn, and then by someone with the habit of “standing next to” the microwave. I would be much more concerned about microwave radiation exposure than some chemical componant of the smell! The chemical suspected of causing Popcorn Workers Lung is a natural occuring componant in real butter and is a primary reason for butter tasting like butter.

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