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PRO/EDR> Bronchiolitis obliterans, coffee workers – USA: (TX) diacetyl & 2,3 pentanedione
Poisoning -- United StatesIt's been known for years that diacetyl destroys lungs. So why is it still harming coffee workers and allowed in e-cigarettes? Nearly a dozen more workers at a Texas coffee roasting plant are thought to have lung disease tied to dangerous chemicals -- tripling the number initially diagnosed. And half of them are suspected of having an irreversible and sometimes fatal illness called bronchiolitis obliterans.Doctors and scientists say 2 chemicals: diacetyl and 2,3-pentanedione Read more [...]
