Does vaping cause “popcorn lung”? It’s not your lungs turning into popcorn—it’s about excessive addi

recent"Popcorn Lung" frequently appears in various titles, and many users question us in the background to find out.

Analysis of the backstage and questionnaire word frequency from the Yueshi public account

Why are they called popcorn lungs?

It's not that lungs turn into popcorn!

Because, the first casepopcorn lungcases are

One producerpopcornworkers

Produce popcorn, eat popcorn

or cause popcorn lungs

In 2004, Eric Pepps, a former Missouri microwave-heated popcorn factory employee, was diagnosed with "diacetyl (diacetyl) inhalation bronchiolitis obliterans." [1]

In 2012, Wayne Watson, a citizen in the United States who has long consumed microwave-heated popcorn, also suffered from the above-mentioned lung disease. [2]

Media and the U.S. government reported at the time that this type of lung disease was named "Popcorn Worker Lung Disease/Popcorn Lung" in this case.

#p#Pagination Title #e#Report on Popcorn Lung from World Wide Web/CBSNEWS

such casesthere are still many, you can search for yourself. You can also click to view the link below to learn about the in-depth reports the media has done on "Popcorn and Popcorn Lung".

Click to play "It's best not to smell the fragrant smell of popcorn, it's harmful to your body"

What is "diacetyl"?

Answer: Legal flavors and fragrances

one is found in many foods,Widely found in cream, cheese, ice cream, and many fermented foods, it is prescribed in many countries asLegal flavors and spices.

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my country's "Sanitary Standards for the Use of Food Additives" stipulates that butanedione is a legally used food flavor;[3]

The American Fragrance and Fragrance Manufacturers Association stipulates that butanedione is "numbered 2370" and also stipulates its legitimacy;[4]

The European Union has declared that butanedione is a legal spice in all EU countries. [5]

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control limit

It won't get sick!

The two American cases listed in the article are: one is working and living in a milk-flavored popcorn production workshop for a long time, and the other is consuming at least two packs of milk-flavored popcorn every day for ten years.

Although the "milk aroma" emitted by diacetyl smells good and makes you love a certain food more, long-term large inhalation can cause "inhalation bronchiolitis obliterans", which is what we refer to as "popcorn lungs."

The reason is still excessive!

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Currently, there are corresponding international standards that stipulate their inhalation limits. SCOEL(Scientific Committee on Occupational Exposure Limit[6]) stipulates their intake limits.Below safety limits, no disease will occur.

Public Health England

Posted on the government website

dispel rumors about regular e-cigarettes

As early as 2018, the British Department of Public Health issued an article on the British government website "Eliminating Some Misunderstandings about E-Cigarettes"[7].

Top of the list is the "popcorn lung" that everyone cares about. The British Department of Public Health said,Regular e-cigarettes will not cause illness to users at all.

References/institutional data

[1]International Flavors and Fragrances SEC Annual Report Form 10K: Item 1: Legal Proceedings. 2005.8.5

[2]A man in the United States who suffered from "popcorn lungs" after eating popcorn received US$7.2 million (compensation), World Wide Web. 2012.9.21

[3]Sanitary Standard for the Use of Food Additives GB2760 -1996 of the People's Republic of China

[4]American Flavor Extract Manufacturers 'Association (FEMA)

[5]Official Journal of the European Communities. 1999.3.27 #p #Page Title #e#

[6]The Scientific Committee on Occupational Exposure Limit (SCOEL) is a committee established by the European Union in 1995 to assess the potential health effects of occupational exposure to chemicals. The committee is composed of 21 highly qualified, professional and independent experts selected based on objective criteria to ensure the committee's recommendations on protecting workers 'health and safety from chemical agents at work.Scientific evidence for discussions, decisions and policies

[7]Clearing up some myths around e-cigarette,Martin Dockrell, 2018,2,20