Doctor Warns Consumers of Popcorn Fumes

September 5, 2007 By MARCUS KABEL, Associated Press Writer

(AP) -- Consumers, not just factory workers, may be in danger from fumes from buttery flavoring in microwave popcorn, according to a warning letter to federal regulators from a doctor at a leading lung research hospital.

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