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    0 starsderek | Shared With: Everyone - Nov 03 2007 | video, popcorn, science
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    Cool.

    Quoted: This color high speed video(zoomed in from original 1K x 1K resolution sequence) shows a close up of popcorn popping on a hot plate. Recorded by the Schmitz ...

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    2 starsderek | Shared With: Everyone - Sep 05 2007 | news, popcorn, conagra
    ConAgra Will Drop Popcorn Chemical - New York Times

    Too little, too late. It is actually offensive that there had to be consumer (e.g. revenue) risk in order for them to make this move.

    Quoted: OMAHA, Neb. (AP) -- The nation's largest microwave popcorn maker, ConAgra Foods Inc., said Wednesday it will change the recipe for its Orville Redenbacher and Act II brands over the next year to remove a flavoring chemical linked to a lung ailment in popcorn plant workers.

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    0 starsderek | Shared With: Everyone - May 07 2007 | food, washington, news, popcorn, chemicals
    Flavoring Suspected in Illness - washingtonpost.com

    Scary stuff ... I wonder if it's as dangerous for consumers of the stuff as it is for the workers.

    At some point we realized that you can just put regular popcorn seeds in a lunch bag (about 1/2 cup) and put it in the microwave (fold the top over a couple of times). It works perfectly well, it's cheaper, it tastes better, and it looks like it might be safer.

    Quoted: "It's not some carcinogen where you get cancer 30 years from now or something. The people are dying right in front of you," Michaels said. "You can't wait until you have all the evidence. You have to regulate it."

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    0 starsderek | Shared With: Everyone - Mar 14 2007 | movies, food, popcorn, funny, blogs
    By Ken Levine: A cineplex -- your healthy alternative

    Wait, movie theater food is _bad_ for you?

    Quoted: . We may not know going in that MUSIC AND LYRICS is just another formulaic romantic comedy until the second ten minutes but we do know that Milk Duds is not a milk substitute and Jujubees have pulled out more teeth than dentists.

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