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最近,美国科罗拉多一位叫做维恩·沃森的男子状告爆米花的生产商与经销商胜诉,得到了730万美元的赔偿。有一种物质叫做双乙酰,能产生黄油的香味,经常被用到爆米花中。2000年,美国密苏里州一位长期接触这种调料的工人出现了咳嗽、气喘、呼吸困难等症状,最后被确诊为“闭塞性细支气管炎”。密苏里州的卫生与老年人服务部开始调查爆米花与这种症状的关系,并向国家职业安全与健康研究所请求技术支持。调查结果,双乙酰会形成细微颗粒飘散到空气中,然后被吸入进入肺部。跟其他进入肺部的粉尘一样,双乙酰可能沉
Recently, a man in Colorado who was named Wynn Watson sued the producers and distributors of popcorn for a compensation of 7.3 million U.S. dollars. There is a substance called diacetyl, a butter-flavored, often used in popcorn. In 2000, a worker in Missouri, United States, who had long been exposed to such spices, developed symptoms of cough, asthma, difficulty breathing and was finally diagnosed as “bronchiolitis obliterans.” The Missouri Department of Health and Elderly Services began investigating the relationship between popcorn and this symptom and requested technical assistance from the National Institute of Occupational Safety and Health. As a result of the investigation, diacetyl forms fine particles that float into the air and are then inhaled into the lungs. As with any other dust entering the lungs, diacetyl may sink