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Microwave Popcorn

The Simplicity of Stovetop Popcorn

Jeffrey de Picciotto | Posted 04.15.2013 | Taste
Jeffrey de Picciotto

Once you try popping corn on the stovetop, you'll never go back to the microwave.

Where Did $20 Million Go For Popcorn Lung Couple?

Posted 10.16.2012 | Home

Eight years after they won a $20 million "popcorn lung" lawsuit against the makers of a toxic butter flavoring used in microwave snacks, a Missouri co...

Denver Man With 'Popcorn Lung' Wins Millions In Case Against Food Companies

AP | Posted 09.20.2012 | Denver

DENVER -- A suburban Denver man who was diagnosed with "popcorn lung," possibly from inhaling the artificial butter smell of the microwave popcorn he ...

Man Wins $7.2 Million In 'Popcorn Lung' Lawsuit

Reuters | Robert Boczkiewicz | Posted 11.19.2012 | Denver

DENVER, Sept 19 (Reuters) - A U.S. federal court jury on Wednesday awarded a Colorado man $7.2 million in damages for developing a chronic condition...

Taste Test: The Best Buttered Microwave Popcorn

Kitchen Daily | Posted 08.31.2012 | Taste

In preparation for this week's taste test, we microwaved 19 different bags of popcorn in our office kitchen and learned something about microwave popc...

The Chemical Marketplace: Revisiting BPA and PFOA

Bill Chameides | Posted 05.02.2012 | Green
Bill Chameides

The thing that has made bisphenol A so controversial is the fact that it is used in plastic containers and plastic bottles and the linings of tin cans. But lo and behold there has been some good news on that front.

Stealth Organic Movie Popcorn

Maria Rodale | Posted 05.25.2011 | Home
Maria Rodale

It's movie season; all the best movies seem to come out this time of year. Wait, actually, every season is movie season. And I confess, I love butter...

The Chemical Marketplace: PFOA

Bill Chameides | Posted 05.25.2011 | Green
Bill Chameides

Microwave popcorn bags are often designed with a coating of fluorotelomers, which, when exposed to high temperatures, break down into PFOAs.

The Joy of Popcorn

Kurt Michael Friese | Posted 05.25.2011 | Home
Kurt Michael Friese

Is there anyone who doesn't love popcorn? The best popcorn is still made from scratch, over a stove or open flame, and never, ever in a microwave oven.

Companies Remove Lung-Ailment Causing Microwave Popcorn

AP | Josh Funk | Posted 05.25.2011 | Business

The nation's four biggest makers of microwave popcorn said Monday they have removed a flavoring chemical that has been linked to a lung ailment in pop...

Microwave "Popcorn Lung" Sufferer Ate Two Bags A Night

AP | Posted 05.25.2011 | Business

Wayne Watson loved microwave popcorn so much he would eat at least two bags each night, breathing in the steam from the just-opened package, until doc...