Diacetyl emissions and airborne dust from butter flavorings used in microwave popcorn production

Journal of Occupational and Environmental Hygiene

Volumn 3, Issue 10, 2006, Pages 530-535

  Boylstein, Randy ^a   Piacitelli, Chris ^a   Grote, Ardith ^a   Kanwal, Richard ^a   Kullman, Greg ^a   Kreiss, Kathleen ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

Bronchiolitis obliterans; Butter flavoring; Diacetyl; Microwave popcorn

Indexed keywords

2,3 BUTANEDIONE; FLAVORING AGENT;

AIR POLLUTANT; ARTICLE; BUTTER; CHEMISTRY; DUST; FOOD INDUSTRY; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; MICROWAVE RADIATION; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PARTICLE SIZE; STANDARD;

AIR POLLUTANTS, OCCUPATIONAL; BUTTER; CHROMATOGRAPHY, GAS; DIACETYL; DUST; FLAVORING AGENTS; FOOD-PROCESSING INDUSTRY; MICROWAVES; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PARTICLE SIZE;

EID: 33947521931     PISSN: 15459624     EISSN: 15459632     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15459620600909708     Document Type: Article

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