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ConAgra, which manufactures more than half of America’s microwave popcorn, has removed the controversial chemical diacetyl from its ingredients list. Diacetyl gives popcorn a buttery, creamy taste, but workers exposed to the airborne chemical came down with a rare lung disease called bronchiolitis obliterans.

ConAgra began removing diacetyl from production lines in November, and is currently in the final stages of taking it out of all of its products.

There are no specific safety regulations regarding diacetyl.

The nation’s second-largest producer, General Mills, removed diacetyl from its products in October. The third-largest producer, American Pop Corn Company is in the process of reformulating its flavorings to remove diacetyl, a procedure they say is now “all but done”.

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