October 12, 2012 by Fred Hosier
An Illinois appeals court has reversed a jury’s $30.4 million award to an employee at a flavoring plant where diacetyl was used. The question: When did the worker first know that his breathing problems could have been caused by his workplace?
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Tags: BASF Corp., bronchiolitis obliterans, popcorn lung, statute of limitations
August 28, 2012 by Fred Hosier
OSHA administrator David Michaels has said the federal agency uses news releases about fines against employers to shame the companies into improving safety. Does this bad publicity actually get companies to improve safety? That remains to be seen, but one employer is losing business over bad safety publicity.
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Tags: bronchiolitis obliterans, diacetyl, popcorn lung, Sensient Flavors, Starbucks
June 13, 2011 by Fred Hosier
A Baltimore man has won an $814,500 judgment after he developed popcorn lung from workplace exposure.
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Tags: bronchiolitis obliterans, diacetyl, Kenneth McClain, popcorn lung
August 31, 2010 by Fred Hosier
A jury in Chicago has awarded the largest individual verdict in a popcorn lung disease case.
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Tags: BASF Corp., bronchiolitis obliterans, diacetyl, jury award, popcorn lung
May 5, 2009 by Fred Hosier
Companies face two new workplace health and safety rules: one on food flavorings, another on combustible dust.
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Tags: bronchiolitis obliterans, combustible dust explosions, diacetyl
April 15, 2009 by Fred Hosier
Popcorn lung may not be limited to workers in popcorn factories, according to a recent report by an investigative journalist.
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Tags: bronchiolitis obliterans, diacetyl, food flavorings, popcorn lung
