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The study and alarm over the potential danger of vaping made [https://tobaccoanalysis.blogspot.com/2015/12/new-study-finds-that-average-diacetyl.html headlines] across the US and globally. Most of the articles failed to mention there are [https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4892705/ more] of these chemicals in [https://erj.ersjournals.com/content/53/2/1801151 combustible cigarettes], and there are no [https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/684963/Evidence_review_of_e-cigarettes_and_heated_tobacco_products_2018.pdf documented] cases of Popcorn Lung being caused by [https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4892932/ smoking] or [https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5693960/ vaping].  
The study and alarm over the potential danger of vaping made [https://tobaccoanalysis.blogspot.com/2015/12/new-study-finds-that-average-diacetyl.html headlines] across the US and globally. Most of the articles failed to mention there are [https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4892705/ more] of these chemicals in [https://erj.ersjournals.com/content/53/2/1801151 combustible cigarettes], and there are no [https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/684963/Evidence_review_of_e-cigarettes_and_heated_tobacco_products_2018.pdf documented] cases of Popcorn Lung being caused by [https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4892932/ smoking] or [https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5693960/ vaping].  


A chemical of concern that might pose potential harm swiftly morphed into known harm, and word began to [https://us.blastingnews.com/opinion/2015/12/new-e-cig-study-reveals-crisis-in-journalism-00691827.html spread] that vaping causes Popcorn Lung, even though there were no documented cases of it actually occurring. A 2015 report published in the [https://www.jsonline.com/story/archives/2019/09/18/diacetyl-popcorn-lung-chemical-e-cigarettes-coffee-roasting-plants/2078765002/ Milwaukee Journal Sentinal] gave a historical run-down of cases of Popcorn Lung in the food industry and questioned why Diacetyl was allowed in e-cigarettes. The American Lung Association added [https://web.archive.org/web/20160709232304/http://www.lung.org/about-us/blog/2016/07/popcorn-lung-risk-ecigs.html information] about Popcorn Lung and vaping on their website in 2016.
A chemical of concern that might pose potential harm swiftly morphed into known harm, and word began to [https://us.blastingnews.com/opinion/2015/12/new-e-cig-study-reveals-crisis-in-journalism-00691827.html spread] that vaping causes Popcorn Lung, even though there were no documented cases of it actually occurring. A 2015 report published in the [https://www.jsonline.com/story/archives/2019/09/18/diacetyl-popcorn-lung-chemical-e-cigarettes-coffee-roasting-plants/2078765002/ Milwaukee Journal Sentinal] gave a historical run-down of cases of Popcorn Lung in the food industry and questioned why Diacetyl was allowed in e-cigarettes.  
 
The American Lung Association added [https://web.archive.org/web/20160709232304/http://www.lung.org/about-us/blog/2016/07/popcorn-lung-risk-ecigs.html information] about Popcorn Lung and vaping on their website in 2016.  


In 2018, [https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2018/05/14/the-promise-of-vaping-and-the-rise-of-juul Jonathan Winickoff], the former chair of the American Academy of Pediatrics Tobacco Consortium, a pediatrician at Massachusetts General Hospital and a professor at Harvard Medical School, said that he "believes that the vape industry is co-opting the national wellness trend—when, in fact, vaping can cause something called bronchiolitis obliterans, or popcorn lung."
In 2018, [https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2018/05/14/the-promise-of-vaping-and-the-rise-of-juul Jonathan Winickoff], the former chair of the American Academy of Pediatrics Tobacco Consortium, a pediatrician at Massachusetts General Hospital and a professor at Harvard Medical School, said that he "believes that the vape industry is co-opting the national wellness trend—when, in fact, vaping can cause something called bronchiolitis obliterans, or popcorn lung."
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