Microwave popcorn eater sues over lung disease

The first known consumer to have developed lung disease from sniffing the butter flavoring used in microwave popcorn has filed a law suit against the popcorn company. The lung disease, bronchiolitis obliterans, has been known to affect factory workers who mix the butter flavoring. The flavoring contains the flavoring chemical diacetyl, the vapors of which cause this rare but severe respiratory illness. Read more in the Boston Herald