Today's message: DON'T BUY MICROWAVE POPCORN
Reason 1 - workers in the factories, particularly those who mix the popcorn with the "flavoring", have an alarmingly high rate of very serious lung disease. In animal studies, the "flavoring" particles airborne were extremely potent at causing this type of disease... some of these people are young (in their 20s) and many of them have never smoked... These substances are not regulated in this manner yet - though the process has begun - so consumer demand is still a great risk for these workers.
Reason 2 - if worker health isn't enough, keep in mind that small amounts of these same particles are released into the air when you microwave the popcorn. So it's going into your lungs, too.
I prefer to avoid mysterious chemical "flavorings" in general.
Reason 1 - workers in the factories, particularly those who mix the popcorn with the "flavoring", have an alarmingly high rate of very serious lung disease. In animal studies, the "flavoring" particles airborne were extremely potent at causing this type of disease... some of these people are young (in their 20s) and many of them have never smoked... These substances are not regulated in this manner yet - though the process has begun - so consumer demand is still a great risk for these workers.
Reason 2 - if worker health isn't enough, keep in mind that small amounts of these same particles are released into the air when you microwave the popcorn. So it's going into your lungs, too.
I prefer to avoid mysterious chemical "flavorings" in general.
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Why don't you post on the boards anymore?
At least a respectable portion of posters here are thoughtful (by no means all, of course). And I think it's generally good to be able to hone one's argumentation skills against, you know, people who one might disagree with screamingly.You know, the people who, when you talk to them in real life, will say something so totally whack-a-doodle that all you can is stare at them dumbfounded wondering what planet they think they're on (e.g., guy at work: "When Serbs and Croats fight, you know, they're like brothers - but those Bosnians are different!" or "You know how the Moors got Spain, don't you? They conquered it!"). Anyway. Thanks again for your support.