date:Aug 15, 2012
e risks to diacetyl in terms of respiratory toxicity.
Our study demonstrates that PD, like diacetyl, damages airway epithelium in laboratory studies. This finding is important because the damage is believed to be the underlying cause of bronchiolitis obliterans,said Ann Hubbs of the CDC, who led the new investigation.
Hubbs told FoodNavigator that her research identifies the flavouring compound as a respiratory hazard that is capable of causing changes in RNA expression in the brains of animal