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4 Aug 2012, 2:30 am by Jon L. Gelman
Diacetyl is used in a wide variety of food flavorings, although flavor manufacturers have begun to reduce or eliminate the amount of diacetyl in some kinds ... [read post]
21 Jun 2012, 3:01 am by Jon L. Gelman
Diacetyl is used in a wide variety of food flavorings, although flavor manufacturers have begun to reduce or eliminate the amount of diacetyl in some kinds ... [read post]
5 Mar 2012, 4:35 am
" OSHA recommends that employers test for diacetyl and diacetyl substitutes through this spirometry test as well. [read post]
22 Feb 2012, 4:35 am
" OSHA recommends that employers test for diacetyl and diacetyl substitutes through this spirometry test as well. [read post]
28 Oct 2011, 8:55 am by info@thomasjhenrylaw.com
  Additionally, for those who work in food plants, diacetyl, a compound used in artificial butter flavoring, can cause bronchiolitis obliterans, a rare and life-threatening disease of the lungs in which bronchioles are compressed and narrowed by fibrosis and inflammation. [read post]
21 Oct 2011, 7:26 pm by Jon L. Gelman
October 2011 Related articlesReport - The Delay Game: How the Chemical Industry Ducks Regulation of the Most Toxic Substances (bespacific.com) US CDC Publishes Safety Nanotechnology Guidance (workers-compensation.blogspot.com) OSHA Cites Manufacturers and Distributors of Formaldehyde Hair Products (workers-compensation.blogspot.com) NIOS to Propose New Criteria for Diacetyl Exposure (workers-compensation.blogspot.com) The Culture of Workers Compensation Needs to Change… [read post]
27 Sep 2011, 3:46 pm
OSHA additionally has a National Emphasis Program (NEP) that has a total of 14 individual programs including lead, amputations, crystalline silica, trenching/excavations, shipbreaking, covered chemical facilities process safety management, hexavalent chromium, recordkeeping, diacetyl, federal agencies, monitoring air traffic control towers, combustible dust, petroleum refinery process safety management and primary metals. [read post]
18 Aug 2011, 4:42 am by Jon L. Gelman
” For public review and comment, the draft document summarizes current scientific knowledge about the occupational safety and health implications of the food flavorings diacetyl and 2,3-pentanedione, and recommends occupational exposure limits and measures for controlling work related exposures to diacetyl and 2,3-pentanedione, based on the current state of knowledge. [read post]
19 Jul 2011, 10:35 am by Ronald V. Miller, Jr.
The lawsuit against ConAgra Foods claimed that a man developed bronchiolitis obliterans, severe and progressive damage to the respiratory system, extreme shortness of breath and reduced life expectancy as a result of exposure to diacetyl in the artificial butter flavoring of popcorn. [read post]
26 Jun 2011, 2:59 am
Schneider also was the first to report that fumes released by heating diacetyl, a butter flavoring used in thousands of consumer products, were destroying the lungs of food factory workers, mom-and-pop confection store owners and chefs across the country.He documented that seriously ill pilots were being allowed to fly commercial planes because the government looked the other way. [read post]
20 Jun 2011, 3:02 pm by Schachtman
  (See attached Egilman Motion Appeal Diacetyl Exclusion 2011 and Egilman Declaration Newkirk Diacetyl Appeal 2011.) [read post]
20 Jun 2011, 1:52 pm by Peter Tillers
Worms are wired up to know that diacetyl means good eating. [read post]
27 Apr 2011, 4:04 pm by Robert Elliott, J.D.
    OSHA also recommends spirometry testing for workers exposed to diacetyl and diacetyl substitutes. [read post]
9 Apr 2011, 7:55 am
" OSHA recommends spirometry testing to discover workers being affected from exposure to flavorings, especially food flavorings containing diacetyl and diacetyl substitutes. [read post]
30 Mar 2011, 12:11 pm
" Spirometry testing is recommended by OSHA to identify workers having unfavorable health effects from exposure to flavorings, including food flavorings containing diacetyl and diacetyl substitutes. [read post]