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'Popcorn lung': Wayne Watson wins $7.2m in US court
A US man has been awarded $7.2m (£4.4m) in damages after claiming he developed "popcorn lung" from inhaling the artificial butter in microwave popcorn.
A Colorado jury agreed with Wayne Watson that a popcorn manufacturer should have had warning labels that the bag's fumes were dangerous to inhale.
Defence lawyers argued that Mr Watson's problems stemmed from years of working with carpet-cleaning chemicals.
He developed respiratory problems in 2007, after regularly eating popcorn
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BBC News - 'Popcorn lung': Wayne Watson wins $7.2m in US court
A US man has been awarded $7.2m (£4.4m) in damages after claiming he developed "popcorn lung" from inhaling the artificial butter in microwave popcorn.
A Colorado jury agreed with Wayne Watson that a popcorn manufacturer should have had warning labels that the bag's fumes were dangerous to inhale.
Defence lawyers argued that Mr Watson's problems stemmed from years of working with carpet-cleaning chemicals.
He developed respiratory problems in 2007, after regularly eating popcorn
more
BBC News - 'Popcorn lung': Wayne Watson wins $7.2m in US court
