Posted On: April 20, 2009
Popcorn Lung Victim Awarded $7.5 Million a Day after his Death
Ronald Kuiper, who was being treated at St. Luke's Regional Medical Center in Sioux City and had less than 30 percent breathing capacity was felled by flavoring commonly found on microwave popping corn. Kuiper died of so-called 'popcorn lung disease.'
The key to Kuiper's demise is a chemical known as diacetyl. While it is generally felt that the chemical poses little threat to consumers, the chemical fumes from diacetyl used in the manufacturing of the flavoring are said to be harmful to factory workers exposed to large quantities of the chemical in the workplace.
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