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US man wins million dollar lawsuit over “popcorn lung”

A man in the US has won millions of dollars in “popcorn lung” compensation after he developed respiratory problems as a result of inhaling fumes from microwave popcorn. The man claimed that his condition could have been avoided if the manufacturer of microwave popcorn had added warning labels to the product stating that the fumes from the bad were dangerous to inhale.

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