Chemical used for flavoring oils in the production of popcorn, causing damage to the lungs and upper respiratory tract, U.S. researchers reported. Test in mice showed that diacetyl, the artificial component in the corn oil for frying is used, the risk of fibroobrazovany (lymphocytic bronchiolitis) increased in the lung, said a team of the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences. Scientists have created an environment in which laboratory mice had the substance smoke with diacetyl. For three months they got fibroobrazovaniya in the lungs. "This - the first study that examines the effects of diacetyl toxicity of a substance on the human body", - said the scientist Daniel Morgan, whose team led the study. The study was published in Toxicological Sciences zhuranale. These data make it possible to believe that the people in the production of popcorn to diacetyl vapor sample that runs the risk of pulmonary fibrosis are exposed. Office of the FDA Food and Drug Administration reported last year that a man faced with a life-threatening condition after daily consumption of several packages of popcorn, butter and herbs cooked in a microwave. According to scientists, this issue needs to be highlighted and must be taken by the government. Last year, the House passed health care administration in the United States, the bill that said about limiting the use of diacetyl, but the Senate has no measures are taken so far.
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