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| HOUSE RESOLUTION
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| WHEREAS, The National Institute for Occupational Safety |
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| and Health (NIOSH) has investigated reports of respiratory |
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| diseases among workers exposed to artificial butter flavoring |
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| used in microwave popcorn; and
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| WHEREAS, In the case of a microwave popcorn processing |
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| plant in Missouri, NIOSH determined that workers' illnesses |
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| were due to inhalation of vapors from artificial butter |
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| flavoring; diacetyl, a chemical in the flavoring, has been |
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| linked to the illnesses; and
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| WHEREAS, The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has |
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| initiated a study to measure the types and amounts of chemicals |
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| emitted when microwave popcorn is popped and opened; and
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| WHEREAS, Containment of harmful fumes and substances in |
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| microwave popcorn processing plants, adequate ventilation, and |
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| face and lung protection for workers have shown promise in |
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| reducing the risks faced by workers; and
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| WHEREAS, To protect the workers of this State, the extent |
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| of the risks to workers in Illinois should be determined; |
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| therefore, be it
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| RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE |
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| NINETY-FOURTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that |
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| we urge the Illinois Department of Labor to determine the |
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| extent to which workers are exposed to harmful chemicals at |
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| microwave popcorn processing plants in Illinois; and be it |
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| further
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| RESOLVED, That we urge the Illinois Department of Labor to |
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| consider whether emergency or other rules or any other measures |
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| are needed to protect the health of those workers and to report |