A snack food often made with artificial butter, which contains diacetyl, a chemical that may rarely cause bronchiolitis obliterans, an extremely rare association known as “popcorn lung”.
The 45-year-old Pringles line--sold in more than 140 countries around the world--will join a Diamond Foods lineup that includes Diamond of California and Emerald nuts, Pop Secret microwave popcorn, and Kettle Brand potato chips.
Occupational Safety and Health Administration recently revised a program to minimize or eliminate worker exposure to the hazards linked to microwave popcorn manufacturing.
Grab some paper plates and cups, microwave popcorn, polar fleece blanket, and pop in a DVD (one of the Christmas classics, please; we want to hang onto the holidays as long as possible).
Uniformity of kernel size is also important in popcorn quality, especially for microwave popcorn. Larger kernels will pop more quickly, and they end up burnt because the smaller ones take longer to pop.