Many
of you have seen recent stories in the national media about a chemical used to
give microwave popcorn its buttery flavor. The chemical is called diacetyl and
has reportedly been linked to a debilitating lung disesase.
Many
of you have seen recent stories in the national media about a chemical used to
give microwave popcorn its buttery flavor. The chemical is called diacetyl and
has reportedly been linked to a debilitating lung disesase.
You will be happy to know that Trail's End microwave popcorn (the popcorn sold by Units of the Sam Houston Area Council, Boy Scouts of America) was the first to be produced with no diacetyl added. For more information, please CLICK HERE. (you may want to print the document linked here, and have on hand for Scouts selling popcorn) .
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