Labor Wants Diacetyl Standard – Now

By: Kevin Thompson
Vol: 33 | No: 33 | Published on: September 4, 2006

Two California labor organizations petition Cal/OSHA for an emergency standard protecting workers from exposure to diacetyl after two Southern California workers develop Bronchiolitis obliterans, a devastating lung disease.

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Two California labor organizations have petitioned the Cal/OSH Standards Board for an emergency standard to protect food industry workers from exposure to diacetyl, a flavoring chemical tied to severe lung disease. Two workers in the state’s flavorings industry have been diagnosed with Bronchiolitis obliterans, triggered by exposure to diacetyl, and California’s Division of Occupational Safety … Read More » This...
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